The Japanese and Korean stock market rose on Thursday

ON 9 JULY, THERE WAS AN INCREASE OF 924.80 POINTS, AN INCREASE OF 1.38 PER CENT AND 67743.85 POINTS, PER DAY, ON 9 JULY (FRIDAY) BY 225 INDICES. THE KOREAN KOSPI INDEX ROSE BY 36.32 POINTS ON THURSDAY, 9 JULY, A 0.5 PER CENT INCREASE AND REPORTED 7283.11 POINTS, AFTER THREE CONSECUTIVE TRADING DAYS OF THE INDEX. KIM XIAN