TradingKey – During the Asian trading session on June 23, Japanese and South Korean stock markets opened lower. The Nikkei 225 opened 0.33% lower, shedding over 200 points to trade at 72,112.43; the KOSPI plunged 1.6% at the open, falling below the 90,000-point mark to 8,968.43. Yesterday, the Nikkei 225 surged 1.55% to hit a record high, while the KOSPI index fluctuated at high levels.

KOSPI Index Chart, Source: TradingView

In terms of individual stocks, Samsung Electronics opened down over 1%, temporarily trading at 349,500 KRW; SK Hynix fell 0.31% to 2.91 million KRW, down 1.3%; Kioxia opened up 1.79% to 110,600 JPY. Kioxia Price Chart, Source: TradingView

Today’s opening decline in Japanese and South Korean stock markets was not…