Japanese and South Korean stock markets close higher, semiconductor stocks strengthen

Odaily Planet Daily News The Nikkei 225 index closed up 1008.01 points, or 1.49%, at 68751.51 points on Wednesday, July 15; individual stocks: Kioxia up 5.4%, Ibiden up 7.7%. South Korea's KOSPI index closed up 427.58 points, or 6.24%, at 7284.41 points on Wednesday, July 15; the KOSDAQ index closed up 5.79%; individual stocks: SK Hynix up 8.8%, Samsung Electronics up 6.2%, Hanmi Semiconductor up 29.8%. (Jinshi)