Japanese and South Korean stock markets closed higher, with chip stocks strengthening
2026-07-15 06:40
Odaily Planet Daily News The Nikkei 225 index closed up 1,008.01 points, or 1.49%, at 68,751.51 points on Wednesday, July 15; Kioxia shares rose 5.4%, while Ibiden gained 7.7%. South Korea's KOSPI index closed up 427.58 points, or 6.24%, at 7,284.41 points on Wednesday, July 15; the KOSDAQ index closed up 5.79%; SK Hynix shares rose 8.8%, Samsung Electronics gained 6.2%, and Hanmi Semiconductor surged 29.8%. (Jin Shi)
