Nikkei 225 and KOSPI Close Lower as South Korea’s Index Falls More

Japan’s Nikkei 225 and South Korea’s KOSPI finished lower Monday, with the Korean benchmark’s percentage decline exceeding Japan’s by 0.65 percentage point at the close.

The Nikkei slipped 0.80% to 62,189.65. The KOSPI fell 1.45% to 5,469.59.

The difference between the two declines was 0.65 percentage point, calculated by subtracting the Nikkei’s 0.80% loss from the KOSPI’s 1.45% drop. Both indexes ended the session lower, with South Korea’s benchmark posting the larger percentage fall.