Japanese and Korean stock markets opened lower, with the Nikkei 225 index down 0.52%

Odaily News, according to Gate market data, the Nikkei 225 index opened down 342.29 points, a decline of 0.52%, at 65,514.14 points; the Korean KOSPI index opened down 12.32 points, a decline of 0.18%, at 6,730.42 points.

Major South Korean memory chip stocks also opened lower, with both Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix declining by less than 1%.