
Japanese and South Korean stocks closed higher, with the KOSPI index hitting a new high.
South Korea's KOSPI index closed up 169.38 points, or 2.72%, at 6388.47 on Tuesday, April 21, a record high. Japan's Nikkei 225 index closed up 524.28 points, or 0.89%, at 59349.17 on Tuesday, April 21. (Jinshi)

