Svmuu News: The Nikkei 225 index closed up 1,008.01 points, or 1.49%, at 68,751.51 on Wednesday, July 15; Among individual stocks, Kioxia rose 5.4% and Ibi Electric rose 7.7%. South Korea’s KOSPI index closed up 427.58 points, or 6.24%, at 7,284.41 on Wednesday, July 15; the KOSDAQ index closed up 5.79%; Among individual stocks, SK Hynix rose 8.8%, Samsung Electronics rose 6.2%, and Hanmi Semiconductor rose 29.8%. (Jin Shi)