Japan stocks fell 4% at close, South Korean market closed

Odaily reported that on July 17 (Friday), the Nikkei 225 index closed down 2,694.42 points, or 4.03%, at 64,141.12 points, after falling as much as 6% during the session and briefly dropping below the 63,000-point mark. The Tokyo Stock Price Index closed down 2.72%. Among individual stocks, Kioxia fell 16%, SoftBank dropped 8.5%, and Advantest declined 8%. The South Korean stock market was closed today.