Japanese and Korean stock markets showed divergent trends, with Korean stocks surging over 3%

Odaily reported that the Nikkei 225 Index closed down 613.41 points, or 0.88%, at 69,174.97 on Wednesday, June 24. The Korea KOSPI Index fluctuated sharply during the day, surging over 4% in early trade before turning negative by 1%, then rallying again in the afternoon to gain over 4%. It closed up 303.97 points, or 3.71%, at 8,507.81. Samsung Electronics closed up nearly 10%, while SK Hynix rose nearly 1%.