KOSPI +4.0% VS HANG SENG +0.4%: ASIAN STOCKS ADVANCE AFTER WALL STREET RALLY
Korea and Taiwan Lead Regional Gains
Asian equity markets advanced on Tuesday following gains on Wall Street. South Korea’s KOSPI climbed 4.0% to 5,219.37, while Taiwan’s Taiex gained 3.4%. The KOSPI’s percentage gain exceeded the Nasdaq Composite’s 2.7% advance recorded during Monday’s US session, according to the Associated Press (AP).
South Korean chipmakers also recorded gains, with SK Hynix rising 5.6% and Samsung Electronics gaining 4.6%.
Japan’s Nikkei Reaches 60,279.37
Japan’s Nikkei 225 advanced 2.6% to 60,279.37, above the 60,000 level. Among individual stocks, SoftBank Group jumped 15% ahead of its earnings announcement later in the day. Semiconductor equipment manufacturer Tokyo Electron gained 5.6%, while testing equipment maker Advantest rose 3.4%.
Hong Kong and Shanghai Gain 0.4%
Other regional markets also rose. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index increased 0.4% to 24,535.74, matching the 0.4% gain in the Shanghai Composite, which reached 3,673.54. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 increased 1.1% to 9,131.70.
Wall Street Records a Second Consecutive Gain
On Monday, the S&P 500 advanced 2.3%, marking its second consecutive daily gain and leaving the index 3.4% below its all-time high set last month, according to AP. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 2.2%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 2.7%, according to AP.
What’s Next: US October CPI
A scheduled US release today is the October Consumer Price Index (CPI), due at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time (13:30 GMT) on Tuesday, November 10, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
Market data note: All index levels and percentage changes quoted above reflect AP-reported intraday figures as of approximately 03:44 UTC on November 10, 2026. These are not closing prices. The KOSPI's intraday gain is compared with the Nasdaq Composite's Monday closing gain.
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