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Business Asian Stocks Rally: Kospi Surges 6%, Nikkei Jumps Over 1,100 Points on Tech Rebound
Asian equities opened higher on Wednesday, tracking Wall Street gains, with South Korea's Kospi surging 4.78% and Japan's Nikkei climbing 1.3%. The rally was driven by a rebound in technology stocks after data showed Korean semiconductor exports nearly tripled in early July and Taiwanese export orders exceeded estimates. Oil prices rose amid geopolitical tensions, while the dollar held near one-week highs.
Finance Asian Markets Tumble as AI Stock Sell-Off Deepens; Nikkei Sinks Nearly 6%, HSI Plunges 2%
Asian stock markets fell sharply on Friday as the sell-off in artificial intelligence-related shares deepened, with Japan's Nikkei 225 leading losses, dropping 5.8% to 62,945.97. Taiwan's benchmark fell over 5%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index slipped 2%, and China's Shanghai Composite lost 1.6%. Oil prices extended gains on Middle East tensions. Indian equities bucked the trend, rising nearly 1%.