Japanese and South Korean stock markets closed higher, with chip stocks strengthening

Odaily Planet Daily News The Nikkei 225 Index closed up 1008.01 points, or 1.49%, at 68,751.51 points on Wednesday, July 15; Kioxia rose 5.4%, and Ibiden rose 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 rose 8.8%, Samsung Electronics rose 6.2%, and Hanmi Semiconductor rose 29.8%. (Jin Shi)