Japanese and South Korean stock markets opened higher but closed lower, with South Korean stocks closing slightly down

The Odaily Planet Daily reports: Affected by the US-Iran situation, Japanese and South Korean stock markets opened high but moved lower on Friday. The Nikkei 225 index closed up 196.57 points, or 0.28%, on Friday, June 19, after briefly falling more than 0.5% during the session, settling at 71,250.06 points. The Korea KOSPI index closed down 14.81 points, or 0.16%, on Friday, June 19, after briefly falling more than 3% during the session, settling at 9,049.03 points.