US EditionTech firms lead Asian markets rally as Seoul, Tokyo hit records
Tech and chip stocks led gains with Seoul's Kospi up over 40% this year and Tokyo's Nikkei hitting a record, driven by AI optimism and corporate chip deals.
- Around 0200 GMT, Seoul's Kospi index jumped past 6,000 points for the first time while Tokyo's Nikkei 225 hit a new peak, having surged more than 40 percent this year.
- Following a Wall Street-led rally and a tariff announcement, Asia gained as attention focused on Nvidia's earnings and Meta's chip deal with AMD boosted optimism.
- Chip and tech names led, with Samsung and SK hynix driving Seoul's rise, Advantest and Tokyo Electron among Tokyo's best, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company supporting Taipei.
- Investors piled into the AI trade, amplifying gains across Asian bourses, while Matt Weller warned meeting earnings may not lift Wall Street tech titans and Citrini Research flagged new risks Sunday; Anthropic helped temper fears.
- With BOJ conversations resurfacing, markets will watch President Donald Trump's State of the Union and Nvidia's results, which analysts say could influence sentiment.
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