The Nikkei 225 Index closed down 214.68 points, or 0.34%, to 62693.16 points. Korea's KOSPI index closed up 16.53 points, or 0.3%, to 5550.3 points. SK Hynix closed up 4.41%, while Samsung Electronics rose 0.46%.

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