Oil prices slipped and Asian shares traded mostly lower Wednesday, with South Korea's Kospi extending losses after falling more than 16% over the past two days, as investors sold chipmaker stocks amid…
SK Hynix shares plunged 14.65% to 1.55 million won in Seoul on Tuesday, their second-largest decline of 2026, as a global semiconductor sell-off hit South Korea's memory-chip producers amid fears over…
Asian equities fell on Tuesday, with MSCI's Asia-Pacific gauge dropping 1.9%, as renewed concerns over artificial intelligence spending triggered a sell-off in chipmakers. South Korea's Kospi Index tu…
Asian shares mostly rose Wednesday following a Wall Street rally, with Japan's Nikkei 225 climbing 1.9% to 67,511.12 and South Korea's Kospi surging 4.6% to 7,061.36, even as Brent crude oil rose $1.0…
Japan's Nikkei 225 plunged 4% to 64,141 on Friday, entering correction territory more than 10% below its June 25 peak, as a Wall Street sell-off in AI and semiconductor stocks spread across Asian mark…
Japan's Nikkei 225 plunged 5% in its steepest single-day decline in months as investors aggressively sold chipmaker and AI-related stocks, erasing weeks of gains. SoftBank Group fell nearly 7%, Tokyo …
Asian shares skidded Friday, with Tokyo's Nikkei 225 down 5% as heavy selling of computer chipmakers and other AI-related shares dragged markets lower. South Korean markets were closed, but Taiwan's s…
Semiconductor stocks across Asia plunged on June 22, with South Korea's KOSPI index triggering a circuit breaker after falling nearly 10%, as SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics each dropped approximatel…
Young Japanese investors who rode the AI-driven stock boom are flaunting their wealth with luxury purchases, as the Nikkei 225 surges over 30% this year. First-time investors, many using the governmen…
Bain Capital executive Yuji Sugimoto said South Korean chip giants Samsung and SK Hynix maintain a structural advantage over Japan's Kioxia due to the top-down leadership and ownership structures of c…
Hong Kong stocks fell on Thursday, with the Hang Seng Index down 0.78%, as regional tech volatility offset short covering. Zhipu AI surged over 10% amid easing IPO share unlocking volatility, while Mi…
Asian markets were mixed on Monday as AI-related selloffs in Japan and South Korea dragged down regional indices, with Tokyo's Nikkei 225 falling 1% and South Korea's Kospi losing 2%. Gains in Hong Ko…
RBC BlueBay Asset Management expects Japanese AI stocks to correct over the next two months due to peak US hyperscaler spending and seasonal rebalancing, but predicts a rally into 2027. Portfolio mana…
Asian markets plunged Friday as investors sold to lock in gains from recent AI-driven rallies, with Tokyo's Nikkei 225 shedding 5% and Seoul's Kospi plunging 8.4%. Major semiconductor names including …
Asian shares plunged Friday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 falling 4.4% and South Korea's Kospi dropping 7.7%, as traders sold to lock in profits from recent AI-driven rallies. The declines followed record …
Asian stock markets fell sharply on Monday, with South Korea's Kospi index plunging about 8% and triggering a temporary trading halt, led by heavy losses in Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. Japan's N…
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi unveiled a 370 trillion yen ($2.3 trillion) growth strategy on June 20, 2026, targeting 17 sectors including AI and semiconductors, aiming to quintuple domestic c…
Hong Kong stocks rebounded on Wednesday, with the Hang Seng Index rising 0.6%, contrasting with a 3.3% plunge in the Nasdaq 100 overnight driven by concerns over frothy tech valuations and unwinding o…
Asian shares traded mixed on Monday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 jumping 1.6% and South Korea's Kospi gaining 0.4%, while U.S. futures fell and oil prices declined on progress in U.S.-Iran talks. Technolo…
South Korea's Kospi and Japan's Nikkei 225 hit record highs on June 18, 2026, driven by surging AI chip demand. SK Hynix joined the trillion-dollar club, while Samsung and Tokyo Electron led gains, wi…