Japanese and South Korean stock markets closed lower, with South Korean stocks plunging sharply and triggering a circuit breaker at one point

Odaily Odaily Planet Daily News The Nikkei 225 index closed down 1315.00 points, or 1.92%, at 67,242.73 points on Monday, July 13. Kioxia shares fell over 10%. The South Korean KOSPI index closed down 670 points, or 8.96%, at 6,805.88 points on Monday, July 13. The index triggered a circuit breaker during the session after falling over 8%. Among individual stocks, SK Hynix fell 15.3%, and Samsung Electronics fell 10.7%.