South Korea's KOSPI index closed up 1.75%, with Samsung Electronics rising 1.16%.

BlockBeats news, October 19 - According to Bitget market data, the South Korean stock market opened lower and closed higher. The KOSPI index closed up 98.98 points, or 1.75%, at 5,767.03 points on October 19 (Monday). SK Hynix rose 0.39%, and Samsung Electronics gained 1.16%.