Asian equities erased early gains on Wednesday as a renewed tech selloff, led by TSMC, weighed on market sentiment. Safe-haven flows pushed the US dollar index to a seven-month high while investors eye Micron's upcoming earnings for AI demand clues.

Bank of Korea (BOK) board member Hwang Kun-il expressed concerns over rising home prices in Seoul and surging stock market leverage. Driven by the AI boom, retail leverage has hit record highs, prompting the central bank to intensify monitoring of f…

The Hang Seng Index and Hang Seng Tech Index hit new adjustment lows at noon, with heavy-weight tech giants and semiconductor stocks sliding, while innovative drugs and mainland banks bucked the trend.

The South Korean Kospi index slumped up to 6.4% intraday, triggering a trading pause as investors locked in profits from the AI rally. Foreign investors offloaded over $1.3 billion, dragging down tech giants Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, ahead o…

The TWSE index hit a historic high of 47,871.19 on Monday, driven by a tech-led Wall Street rally. TSMC rallied 3.73% to a record NT$2,500. Analysts remain optimistic about the second half of the year due to strong semiconductor pricing power and di…

President Trump's recent remarks suggest the temporary US-Iran memorandum aims to lower oil prices and mitigate economic risks amid depleted strategic reserves, sparking congressional debate over sanctions relief.

SK Hynix surpassed Samsung Electronics on Monday to become South Korea's most valuable listed company, driven by a 340% year-to-date stock rally. The shifting dynamics highlight SK Hynix's dominance in the High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) market supplyin…

China's A-share market reached its second-highest trading volume in history at 3.76 trillion yuan on Monday. Large financials, minor metals, and lab-grown diamonds surged, driving the ChiNext and STAR 50 indices to fresh all-time highs.

Wall Street futures gained on Thursday with Nasdaq 100 futures leading up 1.6% as an interim US-Iran agreement extended the ceasefire, sending oil to 3-month lows. The geopolitical relief countered hawkish remarks from Fed Chair Kevin Warsh. Meanwhi…

Wall Street futures bounced back as a US-Iran temporary agreement eased inflation concerns, offsetting Fed Chairman Warsh's hawkish stance. Intel shares rallied after Donald Trump announced a chip design and manufacturing partnership with Apple.

A source reveals that the $1.5 billion USD demand tied to SpaceX's historic IPO has been absorbed, easing pressure on the Korean Won. Meanwhile, South Korean regulators launch a joint FX bank inspection for the first time in 14 years.

Global stocks rose on tech buying as OpenAI filed confidentially for an IPO. Brent crude fell to 92.3 dollars following an Israel-Iran halt-fire agreement. Central bank tightening expectations intensify amid stubborn inflation.

South Korean shares staged a sharp recovery with the KOSPI index climbing 3.22%, driven by a strong rebound in semiconductor giants Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix following a Wall Street tech rally. The Korean won strengthened while government bon…

Asian stock markets rose on Tuesday led by tech buying and a temporary Middle East truce. However, strong US labor data fueled expectations of further central bank tightening, keeping bond yields elevated and commodity prices soft.

China's Shanghai Composite Index rose in the morning session, driven by better-than-expected May trade data. While the semiconductor sector led tech gains, updated U.S. restrictions on Chinese firms and market capacity concerns weighed on long-term…

US stock futures rose on Tuesday led by Nasdaq contracts as Marvell and Broadcom recovered. Geopolitical easing weighed on oil prices, while SpaceX and OpenAI advance historic IPO filings amid major M&A activity.

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Driven by a global semiconductor sector correction and geopolitical uncertainties, the KOSPI index closed down 5.54% on Friday, triggering a trading curb. The won fell to a 2009 low against the dollar, prompting verbal intervention from policymakers.

Elon Musk's SpaceX has kicked off its historic IPO roadshow to raise 75 billion USD at a 1.75 trillion USD valuation. However, users in mainland China and Hong Kong face a rare Error 1009 block, likely due to internal corporate compliance decisions.

Taiwanese shares slumped over 1,400 points intraday following a revenue miss from Broadcom, before bargain hunting helped pare losses. Analysts expect short-term consolidation as financials and mature-node chipmakers bucked the trend.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang dismissed AI bubble concerns at a Taipei event, stating that AI return on investment has been completely reshaped in the past six months. The event attracted major global institutional investors and highlighted key partners l…

Global markets shift to safe-haven mode as US-Iran clashes pressure Asian equities. While an Israel-Lebanon ceasefire eases oil prices from recent highs, the Yen rebounds near intervention levels, Bitcoin hits a four-month low, and Broadcom shares d…

US equity futures faced pressure as Middle East tensions pushed Brent crude to $98.30. Private equity redemption limits weighed on asset managers, while tech stocks showed resilience ahead of Broadcom earnings and key macro data.

The KOSPI index dropped 2.74% after hitting an all-time high, driven by Middle East inflation concerns and foreign outflows. Tech stocks showed mixed performance amid expectations of tighter monetary policy.

Arm's CEO confirmed at Computex that ByteDance and Oracle are utilizing its AGI data center chips. Driven by this development, Arm and Oracle shares advanced by 15.73% and 9.91% respectively, reflecting market optimism toward energy-efficient comput…

Hong Kong-listed auto stocks, led by BYD and NIO, surged in June 2026. Higher-than-expected May delivery figures, robust export growth exceeding 41% of total sales, and a dense new product cycle have alleviated market concerns over industry competit…

Asia-Pacific stocks experienced intraday volatility due to US-Iran tensions. Hong Kong markets led the recovery, with Meituan beating Q1 expectations and Tencent planning a WeChat AI assistant, signaling a sector rotation from hardware to software a…

The TAIEX closed up 0.48% at 45,557 points, reaching a historic high for the third straight session. Driven by the Computex opening and TSMC's gains, AI server stocks led the market. Despite intraday profit-taking, technical support remains intact a…

MSCI Asia ex-Japan ticks higher amid Anthropic IPO rumors and Alphabet's $80B funding plan. Oil prices retreat on Middle East ceasefire hopes while South Korean inflation fuels rate hike bets.

A Reuters poll of 47 market strategists indicates the S&P 500 is expected to finish 2026 slightly higher at 7620 points, as exceptional 25 percent corporate earnings growth driven by artificial intelligence mitigates geopolitical and inflation concer