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title: "\"Asian Stocks\" The Asia-Pacific stock market is performing well, with South Korean stocks rising over 7% to lead the way. Samsung Electronics surged over 11%, while the Nikkei and Taiwan stocks each gained over 4%"
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description: "The Asia-Pacific stock markets generally rose, with South Korean stocks leading the way, up more than 7%. Samsung Electronics' stock price increased by over 11%. The Japanese and Taiwanese stock markets also rose by more than 4% respectively. Benefiting from the strong performance of semiconductor stocks, companies such as Taiwan Semiconductor, Hon Hai, and ASE saw significant increases in their stock prices. The intention of the United States and Iran to end hostilities boosted U.S. stocks, which in turn affected the Asia-Pacific markets. Overall, market sentiment is optimistic, and trading volume is active"
datetime: "2026-04-01T04:56:19.000Z"
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# "Asian Stocks" The Asia-Pacific stock market is performing well, with South Korean stocks rising over 7% to lead the way. Samsung Electronics surged over 11%, while the Nikkei and Taiwan stocks each gained over 4%

The United States and Iran are reportedly interested in ending hostilities, leading to a significant rise in US stocks on the evening of the 31st. The Asia-Pacific stock markets are generally performing well today (the 1st), with Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea seeing larger gains, benefiting from the rise in semiconductor stocks.

The People's Bank of China conducted a seven-day reverse repurchase operation, with a net withdrawal of 78 billion yuan in a single day. The manufacturing PMI for March in mainland China fell to 50.8, missing expectations. The Shanghai Composite Index rose 52 points or 1.4% to 3,944 points; the Shenzhen Component Index rose 161 points or 1.2% to 13,640 points. The Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong rose 488 points or 2% to 25,276 points, with a turnover of 144.5 billion yuan. The weighted average index of Taiwan's stock market surged 1,354 points or 4.3% to 33,077 points. Taiwan Semiconductor plans to start mass production of 3-nanometer chips in Japan by 2028, with its stock price rising 4.8%. Hon Hai rose 4.5%, Delta Electronics rose 6.5%, and ASE Technology rose 9.9%. Taiwan's three major shipping stocks, Evergreen, Wan Hai, and Yang Ming, rose between 1.5% and 3.4%.

Japan's large manufacturing and non-manufacturing Tankan business sentiment index exceeded expectations, with the Nikkei index rising 2,315 points or 4.5% to 53,379 points in the afternoon. Advantest and Kioxia rose 10.1% and 12.6%, while Renesas Electronics, SoftBank, and Tokyo Electron rose between 4.7% and 5.3%. Japan's three major shipping stocks showed mixed results, with Kawasaki Kisen and Nippon Yusen each rising over 2%, while Mitsui O.S.K. Lines fell 1%.

South Korea's exports in March rose 48% year-on-year, exceeding expectations, with the KOSPI rising 387 points or 7.7% to 5,440 points. Samsung Electronics rose 11.5%, SK Hynix rose 9.5%, and Hyundai Motor and Doosan Enerbility rose 8.9% and 8%, respectively. Hanjin Shipping rose 3.1%.

India's Nifty 50 index rose 532 points or 2.4% to 22,863 points. Low-cost airline IndiGo rose 9.3%, and Tata Group's retail subsidiary Trent rose 6.7%. Adani Group's Adani Enterprises and Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone rose 5.7% and 5.4%, respectively.

Australia's S&P/ASX 200 index rose 167 points or 2% to 8,649 points at the close. Mining stocks Rio Tinto and BHP rose 3.9% and 4.7%, respectively, while gold mining stock Newmont rose 4%. New Zealand's NZX 50 index fell 86 points or 0.7% to 12,825 points at the close. Dairy stock a2 Milk fell 3.5%, and renewable energy stock Infratil also fell 3%.

Singapore's Straits Times Index rose 89 points or 1.8% to 4,974 points. DBS Bank and UOB rose 1.1%, while OCBC Bank rose 2%. Jardine Matheson and the Singapore Exchange rose 2.5% and 2.2%, respectively, while Sembcorp Industries rose 2.8%. Malaysia and Thailand's stock markets rose 0.9% and 1.2%, respectively, while Indonesia and the Philippines' stock markets rose 1.6% and 1.7%. Vietnam's Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh stock markets rose 0.7% and 1.8%, respectively

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