Images of mobile devices at the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) Museum of Innovation in Hsinchu, on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. I-Hwa Cheng | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asian technology stocks fell on Thursday as Iran’s latest attacks on Qatar’s Ras Laffan Industrial City and a surge in oil prices rattled investor sentiment, amplifying concerns…
Fire breaks out at the Shahran oil depot after U.S. and Israeli attacks, leaving numerous fuel tankers and vehicles in the area unusable in Tehran, Iran, on March 8, 2026. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Japan’s Nikkei 225 and South Korea’s Kospi both plunged over 6% in early trade Monday, leading a broader regional…
Cheng Xin | Getty Images News | Getty Images Asian tech stocks rallied in early trading on Thursday as stronger-than-expected results from Nvidia eased concerns that momentum in artificial intelligence sector was cooling. Shares of South Korean chipmaking giants Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix jumped in early trade. SK Hynix, which is a key supplier…
Employees move semiconductor testers on the assembly line of the Advantest Corp. plant in Ora, Japan on Aug. 10, 2012. Tomohiro Ohsumi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Japanese semiconductor equipment maker Advantest jumped over 7% after the company posted record quarterly sales in the October-December period, with operating profit surging 64% year on year…
TOKYO, JAPAN – FEBRUARY 03: SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son delivers a speech during an event titled “Transforming Business through AI” in Tokyo, Japan, on February 03, 2025. SoftBank and OpenAI announced that they have agreed a partnership to set up a joint venture for artificial intelligence services in Japan. Tomohiro Ohsumi | Getty Images…
SHANGHAI, CHINA – MARCH 01: Skyscrapers stand at the Pudong Lujiazui Financial District on March 1, 2022 in Shanghai, China. Xiao Yang | Visual China Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened higher Tuesday, after Wall Street’s tech stocks rebounded on a rally in Google parent and hopes of a Fed rate cut. Optimism about Alphabet’s…
Tourists visit the Nanjing Road Scenic Area in Shanghai, China, on October 20, 2025. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets slid Friday, tracking losses on Wall Street, as technology stocks continued to come under pressure and Fed rate-cut doubts swirled. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index lost 1.85%, while the Topix slid 1.03%. Tech…
SHENZHEN, CHINA – AUGUST 26: An aerial view of the Shenzhen skyline on August 26, 2020 in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province of China. (Photo by He Shaoping/VCG via Getty Images) Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets fell Friday, tracking Wall Street declines on persistent concerns over lofty valuations in artificial intelligence stocks….
Aerial view by drone of Tokyo Cityscape with Tokyo Sky Tree visible in Tokyo city, Japan on sunrise. pongnathee kluaythong | Moment | Getty Images Japan’s Nikkei 225 hit a record high Tuesday for the second straight session, lifted by a tech rally on Wall Street after a massive deal between OpenAI and AMD —…
Evening view of Marine Drive, Queen’s necklace, Juhu and Chowpatty beaches Grant Faint | The Image Bank | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly rose as investors assessed the four-day losing streak for the S&P 500, led by declines in tech stocks. Investors in the region are awaiting India’s HSBC Composite flash purchasing managers’ index reading for August,…
