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South Korea's Kospi led gains across most Asian markets Friday as a record-breaking US share sale by chip titan SK hynix breathed fresh life into the tech sector after weeks of selling.Seoul's Kospi jumped more than five percent at one point Friday before paring the gains, though SK hynix dipped, having added around five percent Thursday.
Shares slipped in Asia and oil prices jumped Thursday as conflict escalated in the Middle East, with Iran and the U.S. launching fresh attacks. U.S. futures edged higher. The United States launched more airstrikes on Iran, and Iran responded by firing at Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump said their temporary ceasefire was “over.”
South Korea led losses in the region, after heavyweight chip maker Samsung Electronics tumbled despite projecting a 19-fold surge in its second-quarter operating profit.
Teradyne Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) is one of the best robotics stocks to buy. On June 23, Bank of America analyst Vivek Arya raised the price target on Teradyne Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) to $525 from $365 while maintaining a Buy rating. The update follows a revision of the firm’s semiconductor industry models, with the total addressable market forecast […]
Asian markets pushed higher on Friday after the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at another record high, with several AI and related chip stocks staging a rebound even as others extended their recent slide.View on euronews
Shares rallied in Asia on Friday after the Dow Jones Industrial Average set another record, as some key AI related stocks rose while others extended losses. U.S. futures were moderately higher and oil prices also rose. Samsung Electronics, the country's biggest company and a major maker of computer chips, gained 7%.
Teradyne stock gains 38% in three months as AI demand boosts semiconductor testing, acquisitions expand capabilities, and a strong Q2 guidance supports growth.
Asian markets mostly fell on Thursday as a heavy sell-off in chip shares spread across the region, while European stocks opened flat and US futures pointed lower ahead of a closely watched American jobs report.View on euronews
Apple's chip-related pricing moves and Asian semiconductor stocks take center stage as investors weigh AI momentum heading into the second half of 2026.
Asian shares were mostly higher on Tuesday, tracking Wall Street gains, while the Japanese yen was trading near a 40-year low against the U.S. dollar. Shares in South Korea, Japan and Taiwan rebounded from earlier losses spurred by selling of technology companies due to concerns over the sustainability of the boom in artificial intelligence. Chip equipment maker Tokyo Electron jumped 3.3%.
A shift in Japan’s large pool of household financial assets could reshape capital markets, one analyst says.
Shares were mostly higher Thursday in Asia, led by tech-driven gains in Japan and South Korea as major computer chipmakers’ stocks surged following upbeat earnings reports from U.S. giants like Qualcomm and Micron Technology. Oil prices fell more than $1, bringing them closer to where they were before the war with Iran started. Qualcomm’s share price surged 12% in afterhours trading after the company announced it had raised its forecast for revenue this year to $40 billion from $22 billion.
Executive pay jumped sharply as Kioxia forecasts June-quarter operating profit nearly 30 times higher year-over-year.
Asian equities fluctuated Tuesday following a tech-led sell-off on Wall Street as investors again questioned a long-running AI-fuelled boom, while crude largely held losses that came on the back of positive US-Iran talks.Tech firms -- the main driver of a surge across world markets as investors pile into all things AI -- took a hit in Asia.
TOELY, YZCAY and FMX made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) momentum stocks list on June 22nd, 2026.
Asian stocks were mixed Monday with markets in Japan and South Korea trading higher, while oil prices edged lower on fresh optimism over progress in U.S.-Iran negotiations. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 jumped 1.6% to 72,364.82, after reaching a new all-time record of 72,831.73 during intraday trading, helped by technology stocks that were fueled by excitement over the global artificial intelligence boom. Japan’s SoftBank Group, the multinational investment holding company with a strong AI focus, rose 2.4%.
Earlier in June 2026, Tokyo Electron and Teradyne announced a commercially available integrated test cell that combines Teradyne’s UltraFLEXplus platform with Tokyo Electron’s Prexa SDP prober to deliver known good device screening for chiplet-based AI and data center packages across multiple points in the advanced packaging flow. This collaboration directly targets the reliability challenges of 2.5D and 3D chiplet architectures, potentially making Teradyne’s test systems more relevant to...
Teradyne (TER) witnessed a jump in share price last session on above-average trading volume. The latest trend in earnings estimate revisions for the stock doesn't suggest further strength down the road.
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Japan's Nikkei Stock Average rose 1.6% to a record high of 71053.49, closing above the 70000 threshold for the first time. Electronics stocks led gains as optimism continued over the U.S.-Iran peace deal and growing demand for artificial intelligence.
U.S. Iran Agreement Eases Pressure Across Chip Stocks
Asian shares climbed sharply on Friday, tracking big Wall Street gains, and oil prices slipped after U.S. President Donald Trump claimed there was a breakthrough in talks to end the Iran war. Samsung Electronics, South Korea's most valuable company, advanced 11.2%. Tokyo’s Nikkei’s 225 gained 3.5% to 66,442.95, also led by gains for technology stocks.
Asian chip stocks rebounded, capping a roller coaster week amid geopolitical volatility, concerns over inflation and worries over a bubble in artificial-intelligence-related stocks.
Teradyne (TER) is back in focus after announcing a partnership with Tokyo Electron to deliver an integrated testing solution for AI and data center chips, putting quality control in advanced chiplet packages front and center. See our latest analysis for Teradyne. The recent collaboration with Tokyo Electron landed alongside a sharp pullback, with the share price down 5.9% on the day and 15.2% over the past week, yet still showing a 67.5% year to date share price return and a very large 1 year...
Teradyne Inc. (NASDAQ:TER) is one of the 10 Best High-Bandwidth Memory (HBM4) Value Chain Stocks to Buy According to Hedge Funds. Teradyne Inc. (NASDAQ:TER), the maker of testing equipment used in HBM manufacturing, announced a collaboration with Tokyo Electron on June 8. This agreement will help the company develop a new testing system for chips […]
Teradyne (NasdaqGS:TER) has introduced a new integrated test solution for AI and data center devices. The solution is being developed in collaboration with Tokyo Electron, targeting chiplet-based designs and advanced packaging. The offering is aimed at improving reliability, yield, and known good device screening for next generation semiconductor production. For investors watching AI hardware and data center build outs, Teradyne sits at a key junction in the semiconductor supply chain,...
TER's AI-driven test business is gaining momentum as AI demand nears 70% of revenues and new platforms expand opportunities in data centers.
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