Japanese and South Korean stock markets opened higher but closed lower

Odaily News: The Nikkei 225 index closed down 6.38 points, or 0.01%, at 69,737.69 points on Monday, July 6; the Korea KOSPI index closed down 37.01 points, or 0.46%, at 8,051.33 points on Monday, July 6, after initially rising nearly 3% at the open.