Positive US Tech Earnings Outlook and Easing US-Iran Tensions Drive Japan and South Korea Stocks to Record Highs Again
In early Asian trading on April 27, driven by positive earnings expectations for U.S. tech companies, demand for AI-related stocks such as chips and semiconductors surged, propelling Japanese and South Korean equity markets to record highs. The Nikkei 225 Index touched an intraday high of 60,348.83 points; as of press time, it was up 0.7% at 60,135.21 points. South Korea's KOSPI Index reached a session high of 6,603.01 points and remained up 1.66% at 6,583.07 points as of press time.