TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average rose more than 2% on Thursday, as chip giants Tokyo Electron and Advantest tracked their US peers higher and a weaker yen boosted exporters. The Nikkei had gained 2.49% to 38,812.94 by the midday break, rising for a fifth session in six. The broader Topix was up 1.96% at 2,702.38.
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China Open: Osaka cruises through opening round
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South Korea's Kospi jumped 1.9%, powered by gains in chip maker SK Hynix, which announced it has begun mass production of the world's first 12-layer HBM3E chip, used in AI memory applications.
Seabourn Odyssey handover in Yokohama
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Asia-Pacific markets saw strong gains on Thursday, driven by a rally in Japan’s Nikkei 225 and continued momentum in Chinese stocks.
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