--- title: "Trump TACO boosts the Asia-Pacific stock market, chip stocks surge, South Korean stocks break through the 5000 mark! Gold falls below 4800" description: "The market's risk appetite sentiment has transmitted from the overnight U.S. stock market to the Asia-Pacific region, with the South Korean Composite Index soaring by 2% and the Nikkei 225 Index risin" type: "news" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/273314386.md" published_at: "2026-01-23T00:04:43.000Z" --- # Trump TACO boosts the Asia-Pacific stock market, chip stocks surge, South Korean stocks break through the 5000 mark! Gold falls below 4800 > The market's risk appetite sentiment has transmitted from the overnight U.S. stock market to the Asia-Pacific region, with the South Korean Composite Index soaring by 2% and the Nikkei 225 Index rising by 1.87%, with chip stocks being the core driving force. Meanwhile, safe-haven assets such as precious metals have retreated, with spot gold falling nearly 1% in the Asia-Pacific early session, dropping below the $4,800 mark. Spot silver has also declined by 0.8% With U.S. President Trump clearly abandoning the imposition of tariffs on Europe and releasing statements regarding a "framework agreement" on Greenland, market risk appetite has transmitted from the overnight U.S. stock market to the Asia-Pacific region, with stock markets generally rising while safe-haven assets like precious metals fell in tandem. During the Asia-Pacific session on Thursday, the South Korean Composite Index surged by 2%, and the Nikkei 225 Index rose by 1.87%, with chip stocks being the core driving force. According to Wallstreetcn, Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA, stated that global AI infrastructure construction will require "trillions of dollars in investment" in the future, leading to a significant increase in buying in the semiconductor sector. NVIDIA supplier Disco in Japan once surged by 17%, while in South Korea, industry leaders like Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix also recorded strong gains of over 3%. The strong momentum of chip stocks pushed the South Korean Composite Index to the 5000-point mark, reaching a historical high, with a cumulative increase of nearly 20% this month. (The South Korean Composite Index has increased by 18.8% this month) In addition to the upward cycle of semiconductors, domestic corporate governance reforms aimed at addressing the so-called "Korea discount" are showing results, jointly boosting investor confidence. Kiwoom Securities analyst Han Ji-young pointed out in a recent report that, as valuations remain at reasonable levels, the South Korean Composite Index still has room for further increases. Ray Wang, an analyst at chip consulting firm SemiAnalysis, stated that **SK Hynix is expected to announce its fourth-quarter results later this month, which "are very likely to exceed expectations."** Safe-haven assets are clearly under pressure. With the easing of tariffs and geopolitical tensions, spot gold fell nearly 1% in early Asia-Pacific trading, dropping below the $4,800 mark. Spot silver also declined by 0.8%. According to Wallstreetcn, the U.S. Congress has postponed the "cryptocurrency bill" for several weeks, leading to a slight decline in cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin briefly approached $89,000 during the day, before fluctuating around the $90,000 mark ## The Reform Directly Targets the "Korean Discount" Malady When Lee Jae-myung took office as president in June last year, he promised to address poor corporate governance and the "Korean discount" issue, which has long suppressed the valuation levels of Korean stocks relative to other markets. The Commercial Law revised in July last year established the legal obligation for directors to consider the interests of all shareholders rather than just the interests of the company. Critics pointed out that the so-called "company interests" in the past often meant the interests of family members in the chaebols that dominate the economy. **The South Korean government has also encouraged increased dividend payments through tax incentives, as the dividend levels of Korean companies typically lag behind those of other markets.** **The Lee Jae-myung administration is expected to announce measures to curb the entrenched voting rights of controlling families, including the cancellation of treasury shares hoarded by companies, to empower minority shareholders and increase earnings per share.** ### Related Stocks - [588170.CN - ChinaAMC SSE STAR Semiconductor Material & Equipment Thematic ETF](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/588170.CN.md) - [SOXL.US - Direxion Semicon Bull 3X](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SOXL.US.md) - [SMH.US - VanEck Semiconductor ETF](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SMH.US.md) - [1397.JP - MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/1397.JP.md) - [XSD.US - SPDR S&P Semicon](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/XSD.US.md) - [512480.CN - GTJA Allianz CSI All Share Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment ETF](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/512480.CN.md) - [562820.CN - Harvest CSI All Share Integrated Circuit ETF](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/562820.CN.md) - [159995.CN - ChinaAMC Guozheng Semiconductor Chip ETF](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/159995.CN.md) - [1320.JP - Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/1320.JP.md) - [159325.CN - China Southern CSI Semiconductor Industry Custom ETF](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/159325.CN.md) ## Related News & Research | Title | Description | URL | |-------|-------------|-----| | 台灣表示其公司應自行決定對美國的投資承諾 | 台灣承諾在美國投資 2500 億美元，具體支出由各公司決定。賴清德總統強調，儘管台積電在亞利桑那州投資 1650 億美元，但台灣最大的生產能力將仍然留在本土。最近的美國貿易協議包括對來自台灣的進口徵收 15% 的關税，並需要在台灣獲得立法批 | [Link](https://longbridge.com/en/news/275867858.md) | | Alps Advisors Inc. 出售了亞德諾半導體公司（Analog Devices, Inc.）的股票 | Alps Advisors Inc. 在第三季度將其在亞德諾（Analog Devices, Inc.）（NASDAQ:ADI）的持股減少了 67.1%，目前持有 1,860 股，價值 457,000 美元。其他機構投資者，包括先鋒集團（V | [Link](https://longbridge.com/en/news/275970878.md) | | Diodes 公司公佈了強勁的第四季度增長，並設定了雄心勃勃的目標 | Diodes (DIOD) 在 2025 年第四季度報告了同比增長 15.4% 的收入，總計 3.916 億美元，推動全年收入達到 15 億美元，增長 13%。這一增長得益於人工智能服務器應用的強勁需求以及汽車銷售增長 24%。2025 年 | [Link](https://longbridge.com/en/news/275819253.md) | | 關鍵事實：三星開始生產 HBM4 芯片；2025 年財務數據已發佈 | 三星電子已開始大規模生產其用於人工智能的 HBM4 芯片，速度達到 11.7 Gbps。分析師預計將有 30%-40% 的價格溢價，推動第一季度營業利潤達到 44 萬億韓元。2026 年 2 月 12 日，三星電子有限公司發佈了 2025 | [Link](https://longbridge.com/en/news/275875242.md) | | CQXA 控股公司延長了對 Astec 實業的收購要約的期限 | Asetek A/S：CQXA HOLDINGS PTE. 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