ME News Message, December 22 (UTC+8), the Nikkei 225 index closed up 895.18 points on December 22 (Monday), an increase of 1.81%, reporting 50402.39 points. The South Korean KOSPI index closed up 85.38 points on December 22 (Monday), an increase of 2.12%, reporting 4105.93 points. (Source: ME)