{
  "id": 6099499,
  "title": "Asian shares are mixed as chipmaker shares rally in Tokyo and Seoul",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/asian-shares-are-mixed-as-chipmaker-shares-rally-in-tokyo-and-seoul",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-07T04:53:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Associated Press",
    "slug": "associated-press",
    "url": "https://apnews.com/article/stocks-markets-ai-jobs-rates-oil-5fed4e21cb3f80eef06087217dbbd9f7"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Asian shares experienced a mixed trading session on Monday, with key indices in Tokyo and Seoul driving gains due to increased interest in computer chipmaker stocks. Japan's Nikkei 225 rose by 1.7% to 66,104.93, while South Korea's Kospi climbed 3.3% to 6,907.53. Shares of Samsung Electronics surged 4.5%, and memory chipmaker SK Hynix experienced an impressive 6.2% increase. According to former trader Stephen Innes, the \"AI complex continues to provide the local equity markets with its most dependable growth pulse.\" The AI segment has emerged as a leading performer, despite ongoing concerns about valuations, as hardware investments remain resilient. In contrast, Hong Kong's Hang Seng declined by 1.1% to 25,377.12, while the Shanghai Composite dropped 0.2% to 3,920.70. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 finished the day virtually unchanged at 9,005.30. Meanwhile, in energy markets, Brent crude, the global benchmark, gained 67 cents to $96.95 per barrel following heightened tensions in the U.S.-Iran conflict. The U.S. military denied allegations that Iran attacked an unmanned American vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, dismissing the claim as a \"total lie.\" A senior Iranian official announced plans to establish an \"exclusion zone\" outside the strait, targeting vessels believed to be attempting to pass through the waterway. This move came after the U.S. conducted strikes on three Iranian oil tankers in retaliation for Tehran launching ballistic missiles at American warships. U.S. crude oil futures rose 61 cents to $92.09 per barrel.",
  "summary": "TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were trading mixed on Monday, with benchmarks in Tokyo and Seoul leading gains thanks to buying of computer chipmakers’ stocks. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 added 1.7% to 66,104.93, while…",
  "key_points": [
    "Tokyo Nikkei 225 up 1.7% to 66,104.93",
    "Seoul Kospi climbs 3.3% to 6,907.53",
    "Samsung Electronics shares surge 4.5%"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The rally in chipmaker shares in Tokyo and Seoul underscores the growing importance of the AI sector as a dependable growth driver for local equity markets, despite concerns about valuations.",
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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."
}