Japanese and South Korean stock markets closed lower, South Korea's KOSPI index fell nearly 6%

TechFlow news, on July 29, according to Bitget market data, the Nikkei 225 Index closed down 930.73 points, or 1.49%, to 61,434.19 points. The South Korea KOSPI Index closed down 360.58 points, or 5.99%, to 5,663.08 points, hitting the lowest closing level since April 7, with an intraday drop exceeding 12% at one point, triggering circuit breakers for two consecutive trading days. SK Hynix fell 9.6% after earnings, with an intraday drop exceeding 17% at one point, marking a record largest intraday decline; Samsung Electronics fell 5.2%.