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<Asia> Asian Markets Rally Broadly; KOSPI Surges 7%, Taiwan and Korea Up 4% to 5%; Strong Samsung Results Lift Regional Semiconductor Shares
A temporary ceasefire between the US and Iran boosted overall market sentiment. The US Dollar Index fell nearly 1%, while DJIA futures surged 1,032 points or 2.2% to 47,844. S&P 50...
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A temporary ceasefire between the US and Iran boosted overall market sentiment. The US Dollar Index fell nearly 1%, while DJIA futures surged 1,032 points or 2.2% to 47,844. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures rose 2.4% and 3.1%, respectively. Gold futures for June delivery in New York climbed 3.1% to USD4,830.9 per ounce. New York oil futures for May delivery and Brent oil futures for June delivery tumbled 14.4% and 13%, respectively, both falling below the USD100 mark to USD96.71 and USD95.06 per barrel. Risk assets, including cryptocurrencies, rallied, with Bitcoin and Ethereum up 4.3% and 6.7%, respectively, the former reclaiming the USD71,000 level.

Main equity markets across the Asia-Pacific region advanced broadly this morning (8th). In addition, Samsung Electronics reported quarterly results far exceeding expectations, lifting semiconductor shares in Japan, Korea and Taiwan. The three major mainland indices moved sharply higher, with the Shanghai Composite and Shenzhen Component Index up 1.9% and 3.9% at midday, while the ChiNext Index surged 4.8%. Hong Kong equities resumed trading after a long holiday, rising 705 points or 2.8% at midday to 25,821. Taiwans market gained 1,445 points or nearly 4.4% to 34,674. TSMC rose 4.6%, Hon Hai increased 4.7%, MediaTek advanced 6.1%, and Delta Electronics soared 9.9%.

The Reserve Bank of India announced it would keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 5.25%, in line with expectations. The Nifty 50 Index rose 775 points or nearly 3.4% to 23,899, while the BSE Sensex gained 2,661 points or 3.6% to 77,277. Adani Enterprises climbed 6.6%, and Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone rose 5.3%. Automaker Maruti Suzuki advanced 6.8%.

The Nikkei Index jumped 2,901 points or 5.4% in the afternoon session to 56,331. Memory chipmaker Kioxia soared nearly 18%. Semiconductor stocks Tokyo Electron, Renesas Electronics and Advantest rose between 9.8% and 13%. Cable makers Fujikura and Furukawa Electric climbed 11.4% to 16.5%.

South Koreas KOSPI surged 400 points or 7.3% to 5,895. KOSPI 200 futures once triggered a circuit breaker. Reports indicated that Samsung Electronics would raise DRAM prices by a further 30% in the second quarter, coupled with first-quarter results far exceeding expectations, sending its shares up 8.4%. Nomura estimated that Samsungs DRAM and NAND prices more than doubled QoQ in the first quarter, far surpassing its previous forecasts of 90% and 65% QoQ increases. SK Hynix surged 14.4%. Hyundai Motor and Kia rose 7.2% and 5.2%, respectively. Doosan Enerbility gained 6.3%, Hana Financial Group added 5.4%, and Hyundai Heavy Industries rose 2.6%. Hanwha Aerospace fell 4.2% against the broader market trend.

Australias S&P/ASX 200 Index rose 2.6% in late trade. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged as expected, with the NZX 50 Index up 1.3% in late trade. The Philippines PSEi gained 2.3%, Indonesias IDX rose 3.4%, Thailands SET 50 and Malaysias KLCI increased 1.2% and nearly 1%, respectively. Singapores Straits Times Index added 0.7%. Vietnams Ho Chi Minh Index climbed 3.5%, and the Hanoi Index rose 2.1%. (da/u)~

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