Japanese and South Korean stock markets closed higher, with South Korea's KOSPI index erasing a 3% decline

Odaily reported that the Nikkei 225 index closed up 107.23 points, or 0.15%, at 69,468.11 points on Monday, June 29, after briefly falling more than 1%. South Korea's KOSPI index closed up 5.62 points, or 0.07%, at 8,416.83 points on Monday, June 29. The KOSDAQ index closed up approximately 8%. Following the announcement of investment plans by Samsung and SK, the KOSPI index erased a decline of up to 3.4% and turned positive for the day, while the small-cap KOSDAQ index also rebounded. (Jinshi Data)