Positive sentiment enveloped Asian capital markets during Thursday's trading session (9/7/2026). Major regional indices recorded significant gains, led by impressive performances from technology and semiconductor stocks.
This upward trend is a direct reflection of the strong performance of the chip sector on Wall Street in the United States. Investors appeared re-energized in response to sustained optimism about the global future of the artificial intelligence (AI) industry.
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 index successfully rebounded with a 2 percent jump, snapping a two-day losing streak to break back above the 68,000 level. Meanwhile, the Topix index also recorded a slight gain of 0.4 percent to reach 4,022.
Data from Trading Economics shows that investor confidence was also bolstered by the successful offering of American Depositary Receipt (ADR) shares of South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix in the U.S. market. Strong investor interest was evident as orders were oversubscribed by up to seven times, serving as a powerful indicator of the semiconductor sector's high appeal in the international market.
