Japanese stocks closed slightly higher, while South Korea's KOSDAQ continued its upward momentum

Odaily Odaily News, according to Gate data, the Nikkei 225 index closed up 202.63 points, or 0.32%, at 63,957.53 points on Tuesday, August 4, with Kioxia rising over 4%. South Korea's KOSPI index closed up 101.5 points, or 1.62%, at 6,358.95 points on Tuesday, August 4, after dipping over 2% during intraday trading; the KOSDAQ index closed up 5.88%, extending gains for a third consecutive trading day and triggering a buy-side program trading halt mechanism during the session; SK Hynix edged up 0.63%, while Samsung Electronics rose 0.2%.