Asian shares mostly rose on Wednesday as falling oil prices and optimism over artificial intelligence boosted investor sentiment, with Japan's Nikkei 225 gaining 0.6% to 66,227.55. Benchmark U.S. crud…
Japan's exports grew 23.2% year-on-year in July, beating the Reuters poll estimate of 19.9% and marking the fifth consecutive month of gains, the fastest pace since October 2022, according to data cit…
Global shares mostly declined on Wednesday as heavy selling of AI-related stocks hit markets, with South Korea's Kospi dropping 5.8% to 6,471.17 and Samsung Electronics shedding 7.8%, while SK Hynix t…
Asian shares fell sharply on Wednesday, with South Korea's Kospi dropping 5.2% to 6,515.97, as Wall Street pulled further from its all-time high and artificial-intelligence stocks resumed their declin…
South Korea's KOSPI briefly reclaimed 7,000 on Friday, extending a 22% rebound from its July 30 low as cooling US inflation revived demand for chipmakers Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. The index op…
Global shares mostly rose on Thursday, led by gains in AI-related stocks, with South Korea's Kospi jumping 3.6% and Japan's Nikkei 225 advancing 1.2%, after several AI companies reported better-than-e…
Asian shares mostly rose in early Thursday trading, with Japan's Nikkei 225 jumping 1.6% to 68,609.92 and South Korea's Kospi surging 3.9% to 6,835.55, after Wall Street finished just shy of a record …
South Korea's KOSPI has become a key barometer for global AI stock trading, as its heavy weighting in semiconductors and sensitivity to foreign capital flows make it a rapid reflector of AI investment…
Global shares advanced Wednesday after Wall Street hit fresh records, with Japan's Nikkei 225 jumping 3.7% and South Korea's Kospi rising 3.8% on gains in AI-related chipmakers. Oil prices resumed the…
Asian shares surged and oil prices eased Wednesday after U.S. stocks rallied to records on strong corporate earnings and hopes for a Middle East deal. Japan's Nikkei 225 gained 3.3%, Seoul's Kospi jum…
South Korea's Kospi index jumped 13.1% to 6,330.59 on Friday, led by a surge in AI-related stocks after a sharp sell-off earlier in the week. Samsung Electronics shares rose 19.3% and SK Hynix soared …
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…