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<Asia> Asia Mkts Broadly Under Pressure; KOSPI Breaks Above 8,000 Intraday Then Reverses to Fall Nearly 3%; Nikkei Volatile and Extends Decline
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US stocks rose overnight (14th), with a positive atmosphere from the meeting between Chinese and US leaders and continued enthusiasm for AI-related themes driving the broader market higher. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq both hit record highs again, and all three major indices closed with gains. Major Asia-Pacific markets were broadly under pressure this morning (15th), with Taiwan stocks edging up less than 0.1%, outperforming the region.

Mainland China A-shares opened lower in early trading. The Shanghai Composite Index fell 32 points, or nearly 0.8%, to 4,145. The Shenzhen Component Index dropped 159 points, or about 1%, to 15,587. Hong Kong stocks opened marginally higher by less than 2 points before slipping to an early low of 26,138. The HSI was last at 26,144, down 244 points, or 0.9%, with turnover of HKD78.246 billion. Taiwans market rose 21 points, or less than 0.1%, to 41,773. Hon Hai Precision Industry (2317.TW) gained 3.3% on strong AI server demand, after reporting a 19% rise in 1Q net profit that beat expectations. TSMC rose 0.7%.

Japans Nikkei index, after hitting a record high intraday yesterday (14th) before reversing to close down 618 points, or nearly 1%, was volatile this morning. It opened up 224 points and once climbed 581 points to a high of 63,235 before turning lower. It was last at 61,792, down 861 points, or nearly 1.4%. Honda Motor (7267.JP) surged nearly 7% against the trend. It posted an operating loss of JPY414.3 billion (about USD2.6 billion) for the previous fiscal year, the first operating loss since 1957, but forecast net profit of JPY260 billion and operating profit of JPY500 billion for the current fiscal year ending next March, both above expectations. Chip stocks were weak, with Sumco (3436.JP) plunging 10% and memory maker Kioxia (285A.JP) falling 6.7%. Kioxia will announce its full-year results today.

South Koreas KOSPI broke above the 8,000 mark for the first time in history, rising to an intraday record of 8,046. However, profit-taking emerged at high levels and the index came under pressure, last at 7,757, down 231 points, or 2.9%. Heavyweights Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix fell 4.3% and 3.6%, respectively. Hyundai Motor edged up 0.4%. KB Securities yesterday sharply raised its year-end KOSPI target from 7,500 to 10,500.

Other major Asia-Pacific markets were broadly lower. Australias S&P/ASX 200 slipped less than 0.1%, and New Zealands NZX 50 fell 0.7%. The Philippines PSEi declined 0.7%, while Singapore and Malaysias KLCI dropped 0.3% to 0.4%. Vietnams Ho Chi Minh Index edged up less than 0.1%, and the Hanoi Index rose 1.9%. Indonesias market was closed for a holiday. (da/u)~

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