Japanese and South Korean stock markets closed lower, with the KOSPI index falling nearly 6%

The Odaily Planet Daily reported that Gate数据显示, on July 29 (Wednesday), the Nikkei 225 index closed down 930.73 points, a decline of 1.49%, at 61,434.19 points. The Korean KOSPI index closed down 360.58 points, a decline of 5.99%, at 5,663.08 points, with an intraday drop of over 12% at one point, triggering circuit breakers for two consecutive trading days. SK Hynix fell 9.6% after its earnings report, with an intraday decline of over 17% at one point, setting a record for the largest single-day drop; Samsung Electronics fell 5.2%.