{"slug": "seoul-shares-start-sharply-higher-on-tech-gains-led-by-micron-s-strong-earnings", "title": "Seoul shares start sharply higher on tech gains led by Micron's strong earnings", "summary": "Korean stocks opened sharply higher Thursday, driven by gains in semiconductor shares after U.S. memory chipmaker Micron Technology reported stronger-than-expected earnings. The benchmark KOSPI added 2.74 percent at the opening bell, despite mixed Wall Street performance and concerns about AI-related overvaluation.", "body_md": "Korean stocks opened sharply higher Thursday, driven by gains in semiconductor shares stemming from a stronger-than-expected earnings report by U.S. memory chipmaker Micron Technology.\n\nThe benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) added 232.40 points, or 2.74 percent, to 8,703.42 at the opening bell.\n\nOvernight, Wall Street closed mixed on concerns about overvaluation of artificial intelligence (AI)-related shares.\n\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.35 percent, while the S&P 500 lost 0.1 percent and the Nasdaq composite retreated 0.43 percent.\n\nHowever, investor sentiment was boosted after Micron released its quarterly report following the market closure as its results and forecast both exceeded expectations.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/seoul-shares-start-sharply-higher-on-tech-gains-led-by-micron-s-strong-earnings", "canonical_source": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/economy/20260625/seoul-shares-start-sharply-higher-on-tech-gains-led-by-microns-strong-earnings?utm_source=rss", "published_at": "2026-06-25 00:17:04+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-25 00:22:02.460015+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-chips"], "entities": ["Micron Technology", "KOSPI", "Dow Jones Industrial Average", "S&P 500", "Nasdaq"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/seoul-shares-start-sharply-higher-on-tech-gains-led-by-micron-s-strong-earnings", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/seoul-shares-start-sharply-higher-on-tech-gains-led-by-micron-s-strong-earnings.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/seoul-shares-start-sharply-higher-on-tech-gains-led-by-micron-s-strong-earnings.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/seoul-shares-start-sharply-higher-on-tech-gains-led-by-micron-s-strong-earnings.jsonld"}}