South Korea's KOSPI index closed up 1.62%, with SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics posting modest gains of less than 1%.

August 4th, according to Bitget market data, the South Korean KOSPI index closed up 1.62% at 6358.95 points, after falling more than 2% intraday; the KOSDAQ index rose by 5.88%, marking a third consecutive day of gains and triggering a buyer-side program trading pause during the session; SK Hynix saw a slight increase of 0.63%, while Samsung Electronics rose by 0.2%.

The Nikkei 225 index closed up 0.32% at 63957.53 points, with Kyxman soaring over 4%.