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TradingKey - In early Asian trading on June 24, Japanese and South Korean stock markets staged a recovery following yesterday's sharp decline. South Korea's KOSPI Index opened at 8,356.79 points, up approximately 1.86% from the previous session's close of 8,203.84 points. As of press time, the KOSPI rose 4.14% to 8,543.68 points. The Nikkei 225 Index opened lower by about 0.31% at 69,615 points; as of press time, the index stood at 69,691.12 points, down 0.18%.

A tech-led rout dragged down the Nasdaq by 2.21% as global memory stock sell-offs, Nvidia Rubin production fears, and high AI infrastructure costs weighed heavily on investors.

TradingKey - On June 23, Eastern Time, with the core PCE inflation data and Micron's earnings report imminent, the market opted for a sell-off to wait and see, sending the three major indices lower. QQQ plunged over 3%, with memory and chip stocks leading the declines. At the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.09% to 51,666.84 points; the Nasdaq Composite Index slid 2.21% to 25,587.04 points; and the S&P 500 Index dropped 1.44% to 73,665.46 points.

TradingKey - Following the Trump administration's earlier plan to allocate $2 billion to nine quantum computing companies in exchange for equity stakes, the latest reports confirm that US President Trump has signed two major executive orders in the quantum computing sector. Driven by the policy news, quantum concept stocks bucked the broader market trend to rise today, with Arqit Quantum (ARQQ) surging 36.32% and Quantinuum (QNT) gaining 14.91%.

TradingKey - Anthropic officially launched its new AI agent product, Claude Tag, on Tuesday within Salesforce-owned office communication app Slack, deepening its expansion in the enterprise market—a segment that has now become a core competitive arena for AI startups. Anthropic previously offered its Claude service within Slack, but with relatively limited functionality.

TradingKey - According to Bloomberg, SpaceX's debut bond offering in the US investment-grade market has met with overwhelming demand. The five-tranche bond issuance attracted a total of $89 billion in orders, representing an oversubscription rate of more than four times, ranking it among the largest

TradingKey - SpaceX (SPCX) plummeted 16.43% yesterday following its bond issuance, and briefly dipped below its initial price of $150 in pre-market trading today. However, amid a widespread sell-off in tech stocks, SpaceX bucked the trend to rise over 3%. As of press time, it remained up 2.04% at $157.75. Following the short-term plunge triggered by bond issuance rumors, SpaceX's stock price has staged a recovery, essentially reflecting the market's perception of the financing shifting from "liquidity panic" back to rational pricing.

TradingKey - As geopolitical conflicts eased significantly, tech stocks suffered a sell-off, dragging down market sentiment. Under the traditional macroeconomic analysis framework, falling oil prices typically correspond to the easing of inflationary pressures and a recovery in market risk appetite, which theoretically should provide positive support to the stock market. However, the market failed to see the expected rebound. As of press time, the three major U.S. stock indexes declined across the board: the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.01% to 51,717.81 points; the Nasdaq Composite Index fell 1.32% to 25,822.07 points; and the S&P 500 Index fell 0.88% to 74,070.05 points.

TradingKey - After the market close on June 23, ET, AI chipmaker Cerebras Systems (CBRS) will release its first quarterly earnings report since going public. This marks a transition for the company, widely seen as a potential challenger to Nvidia, from its IPO-stage narrative to the verification of its actual operational capabilities.

TradingKey - SpaceX stock fell 16.4% after filing a $20 billion bond deal despite disclosing $100.8 billion in cash. SPCX is now down 31% from its high as options trading and xAI losses weigh on sentiment.

Already, the company is recording double-digit top line, which indicates the momentum has kicked off. The backside of this bullish perspective is that if AI-capex stumbles, this may hit ASML’s sales, which may limit my earnings projections.

TradingKey - On June 23, Eastern Time, the three major U.S. stock index futures fell collectively in premarket trading. As of press time, Dow futures (YM) fell 0.48%, S&P 500 futures (ES) dropped 1.32%, and Nasdaq 100 futures (NQ) slid 2.70%, shedding over 800 points.

TradingKey - As the post-market earnings release date on June 24 approaches, global memory chip giant Micron Technology (MU) stands at a historic crossroads. Over the past year, Micron's stock price has surged by over 800%, with a year-to-date gain of nearly 300%, and officially joined the trillion-dollar market capitalization club in May.

TradingKey - Netflix stock fell to a 52-week low of $72.97 despite 16% revenue growth and a booming ad business. With RSI at 16.87 and 37 analysts rating NFLX a Buy, investors are asking whether the selloff has gone too far.

TradingKey - During the Asian session on June 23, the precious metals market experienced a broad sell-off. Spot gold (XAUUSD) fell over 2% at one point to near $4,090 per ounce, while spot silver (XAGUSD) dropped over 5% at one point to $61.83 per ounce, with both hitting fresh lows since June 11.

TradingKey - Wall Street investment banks' bullish sentiment on gold is cooling across the board. Following Goldman Sachs' (GS) sharp cut to its gold price targets last week, Deutsche Bank (DB) followed suit on Monday, lowering its gold (XAUUSD) price forecasts by up to 22%.

TradingKey - On June 23, Eastern Time, independent energy company NatPower reached an agreement with Tesla (TSLA) to construct 25 GWh of battery energy storage facilities in Italy and the United Kingdom.

TradingKey - Despite the multiple pressures of high inflation, escalating geopolitical conflicts in the Middle East, and heightened global market volatility, the US exchange-traded fund (ETF) market has shown remarkable resilience. Year-to-date, the market has attracted nearly $1 trillion in inflows, reaching this milestone before the end of June—four full months faster than the same period last year, and doubling the pace compared to 2024.

TradingKey - On June 22, Eastern Time, Brent crude closed down $2.67 at $77.90 per barrel, breaking below the $80 mark. During early trading, driven by geopolitical rhetoric and rumors of a blockade, prices had briefly surged to $82.30, but quickly reversed course and fell sharply as news of peace talks emerged.

Japanese and South Korean stock markets suffered a "Black Tuesday," as the KOSPI Index, Nikkei 225, Samsung Electronics, and Kioxia all plummeted.