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  "id": 9042699,
  "title": "Seoul stocks open sharply higher on chip gains amid revived AI hopes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/seoul-stocks-open-sharply-higher-on-chip-gains-amid-revived-ai-hopes",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-22T00:32:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/economy/20260922/seoul-stocks-open-sharply-higher-on-chip-gains-amid-revived-ai-hopes"
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  "summary": "Korean stocks opened sharply higher Tuesday, led by gains in tech heavyweights, following a record close for the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite amid revived hopes for artificial intelligence (AI) and a fall in global oil prices and bond yields. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 153.89 points, or 2.2 percent, to 7,161.61 at the opening bell. On Monday (local time), U.S.…",
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        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Seoul stocks open sharply higher on chip gains amid revived AI hopes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/seoul-stocks-open-sharply-higher-on-chip-gains-amid-revived-ai-hopes-9042930",
        "published": "2026-09-22T00:03:51.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Seoul stocks open sharply higher on chip gains amid revived AI hopes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/seoul-stocks-open-sharply-higher-on-chip-gains-amid-revived-ai-hopes-9044782",
        "published": "2026-09-22T00:42:04.000Z"
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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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