Japanese and South Korean stock markets surge sharply, storage giants Samsung and SK Hynix rally

Odaily reports: According to Gate data, the Nikkei 225 index opened this morning at 64,885.95 points, up 1.26%; South Korea's KOSPI opened up 2% at 5,666.34 points.

As of press time, the KOSPI's gain has widened to 3.37%. Samsung Electronics rose over 4%, SK Hynix rose over 6%; South Korean data center technology company Elice surged 16%, after plunging 32% on its first day of listing in South Korea.