Summary
- Japan’s Nikkei 225 index rose 1.55%% from the previous session to close at 72,353.96, a record closing high.
- South Korea’s Kospi index also closed higher, ending at 9,114.65, up 0.69%% from the previous session.
- Markets attributed the move to expectations of easing geopolitical risks in the Middle East and a recovery in appetite for global risk assets, which supported sentiment toward Asian equities.
Japanese and South Korean stocks both closed higher on June 22, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 setting a record closing high.
According to BlockBeats, a digital-asset media outlet, the Nikkei 225 ended at 72,353.96, up 1,103.90 points, or 1.55%, from the previous session.
That was a record close.
South Korea’s Kospi also finished higher, ending at 9,114.65, up 62.23 points, or 0.69%, from the previous session.
Markets were seen benefiting from expectations of easing geopolitical risks in the Middle East and a recovery in appetite for global risk assets, which supported sentiment toward Asian equities.
Minseung Kang
minriver@bloomingbit.ioBlockchain journalist | Writer of Trade Now & Altcoin Now, must-read content for investors.
