A ceasefire signal from Washington lit a fuse under Asian chip stocks, sending the KOSPI up 4.63% and Samsung nearly 8% as foreigners bought after weeks of

Korean stocks ended higher Thursday, rebounding after a sharp fall earlier in the day, as major semiconductor shares gained ground after export dat...

South Korea's KOSPI surged over 90% in 2026, driven by Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix as AI chip demand triggers a memory semiconductor supercycle.

Kioxia eclipses Toyota's market cap to become Japan's most valuable listing

Kioxia has soared more than 670 per cent in 2026, making it the best performer on the MSCI World Index. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

In Japan, Kioxia eclipses Toyota's market cap to become most valuable listing

Asia Intelligence Brief for Friday: Kioxia overtook Toyota to become Japan's most valuable company, Korea's market doubled in a year on a narrow chip rally, and Indonesia's state…

A ceasefire signal from Washington lit a fuse under Asian chip stocks, sending the KOSPI up 4.63% and Samsung nearly 8% as foreigners bought after weeks of

SoftBank jumped 10%, SK Hynix 6.4%, and Samsung 4.5% as Asian markets rallied on the Iran-US peace agreement, with the Nikkei topping 69,000.