Japan and South Korea stock markets closed lower, with South Korea's market plunging and triggering a circuit breaker

Odaily Planet Daily News The Nikkei 225 index closed down 1,315.00 points, or 1.92%, at 67,242.73 points on Monday, July 13. Kioxia shares fell more than 10%. South Korea's KOSPI index closed down 670 points, or 8.96%, at 6,805.88 points on Monday, July 13. The index fell more than 8% during the session, triggering a circuit breaker. Among individual stocks, SK Hynix fell 15.3%, and Samsung Electronics fell 10.7%.