Japanese and Korean stock markets opened higher but closed lower; the Korean stock market closed slightly down

Odaily Planet Daily News Affected by the US-Iran situation, the Japanese and Korean stock markets opened higher and closed lower on Friday. The Nikkei 225 Index closed up 196.57 points, or 0.28%, on Friday, June 19, after dropping more than 0.5% intraday, at 71,250.06 points. The Korea KOSPI Index closed down 14.81 points, or 0.16%, on Friday, June 19, after dropping more than 3% intraday, at 9,049.03 points.