TradingKey – Japanese and South Korean stock markets jumped at the open, with the KOSPI index surging 2.71% and Samsung Electronics soaring over 4%. Kioxia and SK Hynix followed the upward trend, while SoftBank fell 2%.

During the Asian trading session on July 6, Japanese and South Korean stock markets opened higher and continued to move upward, both recording major gains. Among them, South Korea’s KOSPI index rose 2.71% to temporarily trade at 8,307.48 points, while the Nikkei 225 index rose 0.73%, breaking through the 70,000-point mark to temporarily trade at 70,250.14 points. KOSPI Index Chart, Source: TradingView

In terms of individual stocks, heavyweights rallied across the board, with SoftBank being the sole decliner. Among them,…