South Korea Trade Balance above forecasts ($24.3B) in May: Actual ($26.94B)

TradingKey - During the Asian trading session on June 2, Marvell Technology (MRVL.US) surged in U.S. overnight trading, with gains once exceeding 12%. In terms of market capitalization, Marvell Technology's current market value is approximately $181 billion, still a significant distance from the trillion-dollar milestone.

TradingKey - During the Asian trading session on June 2, led by the continued gains of chip giants SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics, the total market capitalization of South Korean listed companies surpassed the $5 trillion mark, officially overtaking India’s $4.8 trillion to become the world’s sixth-largest stock market for the first time since 2003.

TradingKey — Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) shares surged over 38% in after-hours trading following the release of its second-quarter fiscal year 2026 earnings report, which showed growth in both revenue and profit. As of press time, the stock remains up 37.09% at $64.43. Following Dell Technologies' (DELL) release of robust financial results last week that significantly exceeded market expectations and drove a collective rally in the global technology hardware sector, market expectations for HPE's performance were exceptionally high.

TradingKey - Nvidia (NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang delivered a keynote speech at the GTC Taipei 2026 conference. He stated that AI is evolving from Generative AI into a new phase of Agentic AI. During the event, he also unveiled the Vera Rubin AI computing platform, the first standalone data center CPU "Vera," and the RTX Spark chip, marking the company’s expansion into the AI PC market.

TradingKey - During the Asian trading session on June 1, Samsung Electronics surged over 9.6% intraday to 347,500 KRW, hitting a record high. The stock's year-to-date gain has expanded to 189%, driving the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) up by more than 4.5% to break above 8,860 points, also marking a new record high.