Japan stocks close down 0.94%, South Korea's two major indices mixed

Odaily News, Gate data shows that the Nikkei 225 index closed down 607.12 points, or 0.94%, at 63,754.90 on Monday, August 3. South Korea's KOSPI index closed down 338.04 points, or 5.13%, at 6,257.41 on Monday, August 3; the KOSDAQ index closed up 2.44%. Among individual stocks, both SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics fell nearly 9%.