{
  "id": 19089606,
  "title": "Asian Markets: Doubts about the future of Nvidia boss Huang slow down South Korea's stock exchange",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/markte-asien-zweifel-an-zukunft-von-nvidia-chef-huang-bremsen",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-09T04:06:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/finanzen/maerkte/zweifel-an-zukunft-von-nvidia-chef-huang-bremsen-suedkoreas-boerse/100268306.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "The setback of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's future is dampening the recovery rally of semiconductor stocks on South Korea's stock exchange on Monday. While Tokyo and Taipei led the positive trend of US semiconductor values from Friday, South Korea's Kospi Index went against the Asian trend in the red. In the first trading hours, the leading index managed to reach a 1.6 percent gain at 5,140 points, lagging significantly behind its neighboring exchanges. Japan's Nikkei-225 Index rose by 3.4 percent to 59,411 points by midday, while the broader Topix also climbed by 3.4 percent to 3,834 points. The Taiwan Stock Exchange, dominated by the largest chip contract manufacturer TSMC, surged 6.5 percent to 42,297 points in the first 90 minutes of trading. The less semiconductor-dependent markets exhibited inconsistent performance. Singapore's Straits Times Index fell by more than two percent, Hong Kong's Hang Seng trended slightly positive, while the Shanghai Composite Index was 0.5 percent above the previous Friday's closing price in early trading. The reluctance in Seoul stems from growing doubts about Huang's future. \"Investors are currently processing new uncertainties surrounding Nvidia,\" reported the South Korean news agency Yonhap. The reason: Nvidia's board of directors initiated an independent investigation on Sunday (US time) to clarify allegations that the company's chief had become the target of a suspected Chinese spy.",
  "summary": "Stock markets in Japan and Taiwan are surging, but South Korea is lagging behind. The Nvidia CEO Huang affair is dampening sentiment. A lot is at stake for Samsung and SK Hynix.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "China’s top spy agency recruited woman who targeted Nvidia’s Jensen Huang",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/chinas-top-spy-agency-recruited-woman-who-targeted-nvidias-jensen",
        "published": "2026-11-07T02:42:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "US intelligence believes Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had romantic ties with Chinese spy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/us-intelligence-believes-nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-had-romantic-ties",
        "published": "2026-11-07T05:30:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NZZ Wirtschaft",
        "title": "Nvidia boss Huang allegedly had an affair with a Chinese spy. The company is now launching an investigation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/nvidia-chef-huang-hatte-mutmasslich-eine-affare-mit-einer",
        "published": "2026-11-08T21:09:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}