Japanese and South Korean stock markets closed broadly higher, with Japanese stocks hitting a new closing high

Odaily reported that the Nikkei 225 Index closed up 3,191.37 points, or 4.61%, at 72,366.34 points on Thursday, June 25, marking a record closing high. South Korea's KOSPI Index closed up 459.76 points, or 5.43%, at 8,930.78 points; SK Hynix surged 13%, while Samsung Electronics rose over 5%.