Japanese and South Korean stock markets closed higher, with the KOSPI briefly plunging during the session

Odaily reported that the Nikkei 225 index closed up 500.77 points, or 0.74%, at 67,743.50 on Tuesday, July 14. Among individual stocks, Kioxia rose 5.3% and SoftBank rose 2.2%. South Korea's KOSPI index closed up 49.9 points, or 0.73%, at 6,856.83 on Tuesday, July 14, after falling more than 5% during the session. South Korea's KOSDAQ index closed down 1.92%, after falling more than 5% during the session and triggering a halt in program trading. Among individual stocks, SK Hynix closed up 3.6% and Samsung Electronics rose 3.3%.