Analysis

TradingKey - On Thursday (October 8) Eastern Time, soaring oil prices and rising US Treasury yields combined to weigh on risk appetite, sending futures on the three major US stock indices down across the board in pre-market trading. However, analyst ratings, energy prices, and corporate earnings continued to drive clear divergence among individual stocks.

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TradingKey - As of the close on Wednesday, October 7 (ET), AMD (AMD) shares fell 0.55% on Wednesday after reaching a record high of $658.52 on Tuesday. However, technical indicators suggest the stock remains in an uptrend, while Citi recently raised its price target sharply from $575 to $800, further heightening market focus on the long-term growth potential of the company's CPU business.

Optical communication stocks continued to fall in US pre-market trading, led by Coherent, which dropped over 3%, while Lumentum fell more than 2%, weighing on the sector's performance.

TradingKey - On October 7 ET, Western Digital (WDC) closed down 1.37% at $405.42, pulling back approximately 12.5% from its intraday high of $463.55 on October 1.

TradingKey - On October 7 ET, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter, that Broadcom (AVGO) is arranging over $50 billion in financing for a custom AI chip project in partnership with OpenAI, while Oracle (ORCL) is also in talks for large-scale chip procurement financing.

TradingKey - On October 8, TSMC (TSM) released its latest revenue data. Driven by continued growth in demand for AI-related chips, the company's revenue for the third quarter of 2026 reached an all-time high, exceeding prior market expectations.

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TradingKey - During Asian trading hours on October 8, the Nikkei 225 Index closed down 1.42% at 69,042.11, while South Korea's KOSPI Index fell 2.62% to 6,625.93. On the same day, Samsung Electronics announced its preliminary third-quarter results, and Japanese and South Korean memory chip stocks diverged.

TradingKey - As of the Asian session on October 8, gold prices (XAUUSD) maintained a weak rebound today, with the latest price trading near $4,120. Yesterday, gold prices briefly broke below $4,100 intraday, touching a low of $4,066.35. Price action indicates that bearish market sentiment clearly holds the upper hand, and gold prices may continue to decline in the short term.

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TradingKey - On October 8, Samsung Electronics released its preliminary earnings guidance for the third quarter of 2026, reporting estimated consolidated revenue of approximately 195 trillion Korean won, up 126.6% year-on-year, and operating profit of around 107.4 trillion Korean won, representing a year-on-year increase of 782.5% and a quarter-on-quarter growth of about 20%. Both revenue and operating profit reached record quarterly highs, with operating profit exceeding LSEG SmartEstimate's forecast of 106.1 trillion won by roughly 1.2%.

TradingKey - On October 8, Asia-Pacific time, Samsung Electronics announced its preliminary results for the third quarter of 2026: consolidated revenue stood at approximately 195 trillion Korean won (about $145.7 billion), up 13.7% quarter-on-quarter and 126.6% year-on-year; operating profit reached approximately 107.4 trillion Korean won, up 20% quarter-on-quarter and 782.5% year-on-year. Both revenue and operating profit hit record quarterly highs.

TradingKey - On October 7, U.S. Eastern Time, the 10-year Treasury yield climbed to an intraday high of 5.36%, its highest level since 2002, while all three major U.S. stock indexes closed lower.

TradingKey - During the Asian trading session on October 8, Japanese and South Korean stock markets opened mixed. The Nikkei 225 Index opened down 0.28% at 69,840.6 points, while the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 0.07% to 6,808.68 points. Overnight, U.S. stocks pulled back while U.S. Treasury yields remained elevated, leading to a mixed performance for Japanese and South Korean tech stocks at the open.

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TSMC enters October at record highs as 2nm ramps, AI demand accelerates and a possible Texas expansion adds to its $265 billion U.S. manufacturing push.

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