Jay Qian

TradingKey - During the Asian trading session on June 11, Yonhap News Agency reported that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman plans to visit South Korea next week and will visit Samsung Electronics' headquarters in Suwon on June 15. The core agenda of the visit is to advance cooperation regarding the comprehensive integration of artificial intelligence into Samsung's business operations.

TradingKey - During the early Asian trading session on June 11, Japanese and South Korean stock markets both trended higher after opening sharply lower. As of press time, South Korea’s KOSPI Index stood at 7,673.71 points, while the Nikkei 225 Index rebounded in tandem, with its decline narrowing to 0.88%.

TradingKey - On June 10, the U.S. May CPI hit a three-year high, and combined with Trump’s new threats of military action against Iran, these factors dampened market sentiment. All three major U.S. stock indices closed lower, with technology stocks broadly underperforming.

TradingKey - On June 10 ET, Reuters reported, citing sources familiar with the matter, that SK Hynix plans to list in the United States as early as August this year. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may approve its American Depositary Receipt (ADR) listing application during the week of June 22. South Korea's Meritz Securities reported on the same day that if the approval proceeds smoothly, SK Hynix will officially list by mid-August at the earliest.

TradingKey - During the Asian trading session on June 10, both Japanese and South Korean stock markets closed lower, weighed down by the escalation of the U.S.-Iran military conflict, continued pressure on chip stocks, and rising inflation concerns. South Korea's KOSPI index fell 4.52% to 7730.82 points, while the Nikkei 225 index declined 1.89% to 64179.22 points.

TradingKey - On June 9 (ET), OpenAI is in advanced talks to lease a planned 10 GW data center campus in Ohio, according to people familiar with the matter. The campus is proposed for federal land, and Nvidia (NVDA) may provide financial support.

TradingKey - During the Asian trading session on June 10, South Korean stocks fluctuated lower, pressured by rising geopolitical risks and the overnight decline in U.S. chip stocks. Chip stocks once again led the broader market's decline.

TradingKey - During the Asian trading session on June 10, sources familiar with the matter revealed that SoftBank Group’s negotiations to secure a margin loan of at least $6 billion, using its stake in OpenAI as collateral, have failed to make progress. This comes just weeks after the company reduced its initial $10 billion target by 40%. SoftBank declined to comment. The sources stated that SoftBank is still considering various financing options and may restart negotiations in the future.

TradingKey - June 10, 2026. Google Cloud reported that a fire at a third-party data center in Delhi, India, necessitated an emergency power shutdown of regional network equipment, resulting in a reduction in network capacity. Google Cloud has since rerouted a significant volume of traffic from the affected Delhi facility to other nodes to address the decline in local service capacity and is currently exploring additional traffic mitigation measures.

TradingKey - U.S. stocks traded mixed on Tuesday, with tech stocks once again driving market volatility and failing to sustain Monday’s rebound. At the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.17% to 50,872.11, the S&P 500 fell 0.26% to 7,386.65, and the Nasdaq dropped 0.97% to 25,678.82.

TradingKey - During the Asian trading session on June 9, Japanese and South Korean equities opened higher and trended upward on Tuesday following the intense "Black Monday" sell-off. An overnight rebound in U.S. semiconductor stocks and the accelerated influx of dip-buying capital fueled a robust recovery across the Asia-Pacific technology sector.

TradingKey - During the Asian trading session on June 9, the South Korean stock market staged a powerful rebound after two consecutive sessions of heavy selling. Memory chipmakers led the gains, pushing the KOSPI index up by 8% intraday and successfully reclaiming the 8,000-point mark. As of press time, the KOSPI index was up 8.15%.

TradingKey — On June 8, ET, the Financial Times reported that Apollo Global Management (APO) and Blackstone (BX) have finalized a $35 billion private credit financing arrangement to support the computing power expansion of AI leader Anthropic. The funds will be used to purchase custom-developed Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) from Google (GOOGL) for Anthropic’s use through a leasing structure.

TradingKey - On June 8, Eastern Time, as SpaceX prepares for the largest IPO in history, CEO Elon Musk unveiled the detailed design of the "AI1" AI data center satellite, supporting the company's upcoming record-breaking initial public offering.

TradingKey - U.S. stocks rebounded slightly on Monday from Friday's plunge, led by technology stocks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped nearly 0.2%, the S&P 500 rose about 0.3%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite gained 0.9%.

TradingKey - On June 8, Seoul time, Jun Young-hyun, head of Samsung Electronics’ chip division, stated that the company has held extensive discussions with Nvidia (NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang regarding foundry cooperation for next-generation chips and future technologies such as HBM4E and HBM5. Both parties are collaborating on autonomous driving chips at the 4nm and 8nm nodes, as well as in the field of Nvidia accelerator chips.

TradingKey - During the Asian session on June 8, South Korean stocks plunged. The KOSPI index triggered a circuit breaker during intraday trading and closed down 8.29% at 7,484.41 points. The KOSDAQ index closed 9.08% lower at 911.39 points, having triggered a circuit breaker during the afternoon session.

TradingKey – Seoul, June 8. Impacted by a plunge of over 10% in the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index last Friday and mounting concerns over interest rate hikes, the KOSPI index tumbled more than 8% in early Monday trading, triggering a Level 1 circuit breaker and a 20-minute trading halt. Boosted by news of Nvidia’s collaboration with SK Group and LG Electronics, the decline narrowed to approximately 4.8% before noon; however, selling pressure intensified in the afternoon, sending the index below 7,500 points before the close.

TradingKey - During the Asian trading session on June 8, NVIDIA (NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang stated during a visit to the LG Twin Towers in Yeouido, Seoul, that NVIDIA is partnering with LG Group to jointly advance developments in humanoid robots, data centers, and the automotive sector.

TradingKey - Seoul, June 8: South Korean stocks plunged in early Monday trading as concerns over U.S. rate hikes and a global tech sell-off spread. The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) plummeted more than 8% at one point, triggering Level 1 circuit breakers. Meanwhile, NVIDIA (NVDA), SK Hynix, and SK Telecom announced several AI-related collaborations covering data centers, memory chips, and semiconductor manufacturing.