Markets open in South Korea, Japan and Taiwan

Описание: (14 May 2026)
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Seoul, South Korea - 14 May 2026
1. Various of Hana Bank dealing room, Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) points displayed on screens

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Tokyo -14 May 2026
2. Pan of shares displayed in red (up compared to previous business day) and green (down compared to previous business day)
3. Close of U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil price being displayed
4. Various of screen showing Japan's benchmark stock index Nikkei 225  
5. Interior of Tokyo Stock Exchange
6. Tokyo Stock Exchange's logo and trade figures reflected on glass

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Taipei, Taiwan - 14 May 2026
7. Tilt up from pedestrians walking outside 101 tower in Taipei
8. Wide of office workers passing Taiwan Stock Exchange entrance
9. Various of interior of index show room
10. Various of stock index on tickers
11. Various of stock index on monitors
12. Close of index going up 788.17 (1.90% to 42162.67) points
STORYLINE:
Markets across Asia opened on Thursday as U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing for his highly anticipated summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at a restless moment for a world worried about war, trade and artificial intelligence.

South Korea's market opened higher Thursday morning, with an indefinite extension of the U.S-Iran ceasefire. At the market's opening, Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), the Korean benchmark, was at 7,873.91 which was 0.38 percent higher than Wednesday's closing point.

Japan's shares opened mixed Thursday morning, with the benchmark stock index setting a new intraday high as heavyweight tech shares tracked gains by their U.S. counterparts overnight.

In the first 15 minutes of trading, the Nikkei Stock Average rose 343.62 points, or 0.54 percent, from the previous day.

Nikkei 225 index ended at a record high of 63,385 on Wednesday, boosted by upbeat earnings releases.

On Wednesday, oil prices moved more modestly following big gains early in the week.

Taiwan’s stock market surged more than 700 points at Thursday’s open, tracking gains in U.S. technology stocks after a strong rally in semiconductor shares fueled optimism over continued demand for artificial intelligence applications.

The benchmark Taiex index rose more than 1.90% in early trading, supported by gains in major chipmakers and electronics suppliers after the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index climbed 2.57% overnight in the United States.

The business leaders accompanying U.S. President Trump, including tech giants such as Tesla's Elon Musk, Apple's Tim Cook, and Nvidia's Jensen Huang, on his trip to China, covered fields such as AI, semiconductors, finance, and manufacturing.

The market interpreted this as a gradual shift in the focus of U.S.-China trade relations towards AI, chips, and supply chain cooperation, which boosted investment sentiment in tech stocks.

AP Video by Yong-ho Kim, Mayuko Ono and Johnson Lai

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