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  "id": 19298145,
  "title": "Asia stocks rally as Korean chips surge and oil retreat lifts sentiment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/asia-stocks-rally-as-korean-chips-surge-and-oil-retreat-lifts",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-10T06:39:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/asia-stocks-rally-as-korean-chips-surge-and-oil-retreat-lifts-sentiment-5014024"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Asian shares continued their robust surge on Tuesday, buoyed by strong performances from South Korean and Japanese technology companies. The MSCI Asia Pacific index rose approximately 2%, led by South Korea's KOSPI, which gained 4.31% to hit 5,235.14 and Japan's Nikkei 225, which climbed 2.8% to 60,398. Taiwan's Taiex surged as much as 6.4%, while the TOPIX increased 2.2%. Meanwhile, U.S. stocks rallied 2.4% on Monday, marking the S&P 500's largest daily gain since April and the Nasdaq Composite's 2.7% rise. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index jumped nearly 7% as investors snapped up chip stocks following last week's sell-off, driven by concerns over potential AI industry regulation resulting from Democratic gains in U.S. midterm elections.\n\nHowever, caution remained as oil prices continued their decline, following U.S. President Donald Trump's indications that further strikes on Iran were unlikely if negotiations proceeded. This easing of inflation concerns, albeit tempered by uncertainty surrounding Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and the upcoming U.S. inflation report, contributed to the market's optimistic outlook.\n\nDespite Taiwan's seven-session decline, its longest since 2022, the market sentiment improved after regulators reduced short-selling limits and raised margin requirements. Nvidia's shares fell 4.2% amid a board investigation into potential foreign targeting of CEO Jensen Huang. Reports alleged links to a Chinese businesswoman suspected of passing information to Beijing, but the board stated there was no evidence of compromised company secrets. Nvidia is set to report earnings next week.\n\nIn other developments, Taiwan's stock market rebounded as regulators cut short-selling limits, increased margin requirements, and maintained a NT$500 billion stabilization fund. Meanwhile, China's October exports rose 35.2%, surpassing forecasts, while imports jumped 41.6%. The trade surplus topped $1 trillion for the second year, driven by AI shipments. Despite weaker consumption in Japan, the Bank of Japan is expected to raise rates in December. In New Zealand, the NZX 50 climbed 1%. Labour led the National Party in preliminary party votes, but National ultimately secured 42 seats against Labour's 36. Around 400,000 special votes remain to be counted, with final results expected on November 27. The ASX 200 rose 1.1%, and Singapore's STI gained 1.6%.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Korean stocks surge over 4% as risk appetite returns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/korean-stocks-surge-over-4-as-risk-appetite-returns",
        "published": "2026-11-10T07:32:02.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
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