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Asian Markets Rise Amid Geopolitical Tensions | San Antonio News
Asian markets surged today, led by tech stocks, as South Korea’s Kospi jumped 2.5% and Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 climbed on SoftBank’s big gains. Hong Kong and Australia also rose, while Shanghai dipped slightly. Geopolitical tension between Iran and the U.S. — with Trump ending a ceasefire — keeps oil prices volatile, though Brent and U.S. crude both slipped. The semiconductor sector soared, fueled by AI-driven demand, with Micron, AMD, and Marvell all gaining. Meanwhile, the dollar weakened against the yen after Japan’s finance minister urged pension funds to invest locally, while the euro edged…
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