TREE NEWS reports: Japan’s Nikkei 225 closed 0.80% lower at 62,189.65 points, while South Korea’s KOSPI ended down 1.45% at 5,469.59 points. The declines in the two major Asian equity benchmarks were reported in the same session.
Nikkei 225 closes down 0.80%, KOSPI falls 1.45%
AI take
The steeper drop in Seoul than in Tokyo points to a Korea-specific or tech-heavier selling pressure rather than a uniform regional risk-off move, which matters for how the session is read. With only index closes and no drivers cited, the split between the two benchmarks is the notable signal, not the direction itself. Whether the KOSPI's larger decline reflects sector composition or local flows is the open question.
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