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Asia stocks - Nikkei, Topix and Kospi all rally on chip strength and earnings optimism

--- Asian chip stocks are riding Wall Street's AI infrastructure rally hard, with Japan hitting fresh records and Korea's Kospi posting one of its strongest sessions in months on foreign buying.

Asia stocks - Nikkei, Topix and Kospi all rally on chip strength and earnings optimism

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--- Asian chip stocks are riding Wall Street's AI infrastructure rally hard, with Japan hitting fresh records and Korea's Kospi posting one of its strongest sessions in months on foreign buying.

The composition of buying matters here: in Japan, strategists note the rally is broadening beyond pure momentum names into both value and growth, a signal of genuine confidence in the earnings outlook...

In Korea, the move is unambiguously foreign-led, with foreign investors net buying heavily into Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix while local retail investors sell into the strength, a pattern that often...

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--- Asian chip stocks are riding Wall Street's AI infrastructure rally hard, with Japan hitting fresh records and Korea's Kospi posting one of its strongest sessions in months on foreign buying. The composition of buying matters here: in Japan, strategists note the rally is broadening beyond pure momentum names into both value and growth, a signal of genuine confidence in the earnings outlook rather than a narrow chip-sector chase. In Korea, the move is unambiguously foreign-led, with foreign investors net buying heavily into Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix while local retail investors sell into the strength, a pattern that often signals institutional conviction building around the AI infrastructure theme even as domestic sentiment lags.

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  • The composition of buying matters here: in Japan, strategists note the rally is broadening beyond pure momentum names into both value and growth, a signal of genuine confidence in the earnings outlook...
  • In Korea, the move is unambiguously foreign-led, with foreign investors net buying heavily into Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix while local retail investors sell into the strength, a pattern that often...

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