KOSPI Gains 3.09% as Japan’s Nikkei 225 Rises 1.73%

South Korea’s KOSPI closed up 3.09% at 5,638.35, while Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 1.73% to 63,268.37, according to Bitget market data cited by BlockBeats.

Chip shares lead gains

SK Hynix rose about 5% and Samsung Electronics about 4%. The flash said chip-related stocks led the Nikkei’s advance, but it did not identify every stock or provide a cause for the move.

These figures are closing-market snapshots for Oct. 27 and do not constitute a forecast.

Read the original BlockBeats flash.