Foreign investors continue to show strong interest in Japanese stocks, marking an eighth consecutive week of purchases. This trend is fueled by falling oil prices and a surge in AI-related shares. Investors are optimistic about the demand outlook for AI chips, with companies like Nvidia and SoftBank Group seeing significant gains.
South Korea’s Kospi tanks 8% despite US-Iran war optimism. Here are 4 reasons why
The benchmark Kospi plunged 551 points, or 8.1%, to 6,2505. The steep decline triggered “sidecar” trading curbs on both the Kospi and the junior Kosdaq