South Korea's KOSPI index closed up 0.7%, after surging over 6% in early trading

Odaily Planet Daily News The Nikkei 225 index closed down 116.59 points, or 0.18%, at 66,115.60 points on Wednesday, July 22. The Korea KOSPI index closed up 49.75 points, or 0.74%, at 6,797.7 points on Wednesday, July 22. In early trading, the index once surged over 6%. SK Hynix fell 0.32%, while Samsung Electronics rose 0.57%.