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title: "\"Asian Stocks\" Asia-Pacific stock markets generally rise, Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea stocks hit new highs, Taiwan Semiconductor reaches historical high"
description: "The Asia-Pacific stock markets generally rose, with the stock markets in Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea reaching historical highs. China and the United States reached a preliminary consensus on import"
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published_at: "2025-10-27T04:51:36.000Z"
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# "Asian Stocks" Asia-Pacific stock markets generally rise, Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea stocks hit new highs, Taiwan Semiconductor reaches historical high

> The Asia-Pacific stock markets generally rose, with the stock markets in Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea reaching historical highs. China and the United States reached a preliminary consensus on important economic and trade issues, driving the three major U.S. stock indices to new closing highs. Taiwan Semiconductor reached a historical high of 1,500 New Taiwan Dollars, and the weighted average index of the Taiwan stock market rose by 582 points to 28,114 points. The Japanese Nikkei index rose to 50,328 points, and the South Korean Kospi index rose to 4,011 points. Overall, the stock markets in the Asia-Pacific region performed strongly, with significant increases in the major stock indices of several countries

China and the United States have reached a preliminary consensus on several important economic and trade issues. The three major U.S. stock indices hit record highs last Friday (24th), and the Asia-Pacific stock markets generally rose. Stocks in Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea reached new highs.

The People's Bank of China conducted a net injection of 148.3 billion yuan through a seven-day reverse repurchase operation and carried out a 900 billion yuan one-year MLF operation. The Shanghai Composite Index rose by 41 points or 1%, closing at 3,991 points, a ten-year high. The Shenzhen Component Index increased by 168 points or 1.3%, closing at 13,457 points. The Hang Seng Index rose by 267 points or 1.1%, closing at 26,427 points, with a turnover of 156.5 billion yuan. After the holiday, the Taiwan stock market reopened, with the weighted average index rising by 582 points or 2.1%, closing at 28,114 points, reaching a new high of 28,196 points during the session. Taiwan Semiconductor reached a historical high of 1,500 New Taiwan dollars, rising 3.1% to 1,495 New Taiwan dollars. MediaTek and Hon Hai rose by 3.1% and 2.5%, respectively, while Quanta Computer rose by 5.5%.

The Nikkei 225 index in Japan once rose to a new high of 50,491 points, currently up 1,028 points or 2.1%, closing at 50,328 points. Kioxia rose by 9.9%, while SoftBank and Advantest rose by 4.9% and 5.1%, respectively. U.S. President Trump’s visit to Japan is expected to encourage Japan to increase defense spending, leading Kawasaki Heavy Industries to rise by 8.9%. The South Korean Kospi index reached a historical high of 4,038 points, currently up 70 points or 1.8%, closing at 4,011 points. Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and Samsung Biologics each rose by over 2%, while Hyundai Heavy Industries rose by over 5%, and financial stock KB Financial rose by 3.4%.

The Nifty 50 index in India rose by 162 points or 0.6%, closing at 25,956 points. Reliance Industries and Bharti Airtel rose by 2.1% and 1.8%, respectively, while Tata Steel and the State Bank of India rose by 1.5% and 1.4%. The S&P/ASX 200 index in Australia rose by 30 points or 0.3%, closing at 9,049 points. Gold mining stock Newmont fell by 3.9%. Mining stock Rio Tinto rose by 1%. The NZX 50 index in New Zealand rose by 14 points or 0.1%, closing at 13,391 points.

The Straits Times Index in Singapore rose by 21 points or 0.5%, closing at 4,443 points. DBS and Singtel rose by 0.8% and 0.9%, respectively, while Yangzijiang Shipbuilding rose by 5.6%, and Jardine Matheson fell by 2.7%. Malaysia and Thailand, which reached a trade agreement with the United States, saw their stock markets rise by 0.4% and 1.6%, respectively. The Hanoi stock market in Vietnam rose by 0.5%, while the Ho Chi Minh stock market fell by 0.7%. The stock markets in Indonesia and the Philippines fell by 3% and 1.4%, respectively

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