Japan's Nikkei 225 closed down 2,694.42 points (-4.03%) at 64,141.12 on July 17
(Friday), after an intraday drop of as much as 6% that briefly pushed the index
below 63,000. TOPIX fell 2.72%. Notable movers: Kioxia -16%, SoftBank -8.5%,
Advantest -8%. South Korea's stock market was closed today.