[Japanese and South Korean Stocks Close Higher] South Korea's KOSPI index closed up 90.71 points, or 1.37%, at 6717.97 on Wednesday, September 16. SK Hynix rose 4.08%, and Samsung Electronics gained 2.01%. Japan's Nikkei 225 index closed up 438.90 po

2026-09-16

[Japanese and South Korean Stocks Close Higher] South Korea's KOSPI index closed up 90.71 points, or 1.37%, at 6717.97 on Wednesday, September 16. SK Hynix rose 4.08%, and Samsung Electronics gained 2.01%. Japan's Nikkei 225 index closed up 438.90 points, or 0.69%, at 63923.00 on Wednesday, September 16.