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Capital Markets & Currencies

SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics fall 7% as Asian equities decline, chip sell-off spreads

2026-08-19T06:21:17.000Z
UPDATED 6 hours ago
Japan’s Nikkei rose 0.4% and Australia shares slipped 0.3% on Aug 17 as progress towards peace talks and traffic via the Strait of Hormuz stayed halted.
Energy & Commodities

Asian shares little changed as Iran war keeps oil prices up

2026-08-17T02:49:36.000Z
MSCI’s Asia Pacific equities gauge climbed 0.5%, taking its weekly advance to 2.7%. Advances came as investors redoubled AI trade bets after July’s sell-off.
Capital Markets & Currencies

Kospi leads gains as Asian stocks rise amid US inflation, tech rebound

2026-08-14T07:04:57.000Z
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix both jumped about 7% amid optimism over their shareholder return policy.
Capital Markets & Currencies

Asian stocks rise as Nvidia-backed CoreWeave rallies; Kospi up 4.6%

2026-08-12T07:22:39.000Z
Earlier, Wall Street gauges dropped for a second consecutive day. US futures contracts for the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 Index rose 0.3% in early Asian trading.
Capital Markets & Currencies

Asian stocks gain as South Korean tech shares advance

2026-08-07T02:45:27.000Z
Losses in Korea and Japan pushed the MSCI Asia Pacific Index down 1%.
Capital Markets & Currencies

Asia shares fall on tech pullback after AI-fuelled rally; SK Hynix plunges 10%

2026-08-06T06:28:10.000Z
Corporate America has spent the preceding decade exploiting low borrowing costs, while Asian corporate performance was dragged down by structural shocks.
Opinion & Features

The giant sucking sound of US profits is leaving Asia dry

2026-08-05T10:00:00.000Z
MSCI’s Asia Pacific equities gauge climbed over 2%, its first gain in three sessions. South Korea’s Kospi index and Japan’s Nikkei 225 Stock Average rallied about 3%. 
Capital Markets & Currencies

Asian stocks snap two-day fall as SK Hynix, Samsung rise over 2%

2026-08-05T04:01:57.000Z
The Kospi index dropped 1.1% after earlier gaining 2.1%.
Capital Markets & Currencies

South Korea’s Kospi drops as Asian stocks dip after US tech rally; yen steadies

2026-08-04T07:23:51.000Z
Chipmakers SK Hynix and Samsung decline over 8%.
Capital Markets & Currencies

South Korea’s Kospi index tumbles over 5% as Asian stocks retreat

2026-08-03T06:36:54.000Z
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