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Asian shares surged and oil prices slipped Wednesday after the U.S. stock market rallied to records, helped by strong corporate earnings reports and hopes for a deal setting the stage for talks that might eventually lead to an end to the war in Iran. Japan's Nikkei 225 gained 3.3% to 66,068.24, with chipmaker Kioxia surging 6.3% while chip testing equipment maker Advantest soared 6.9%. Tech giant Samsung Electronics advanced 4.1%.

Despite issues with the Yen Intervention, Nikkei 225 climbs 3% as chip stocks jump and Bessent Iran remarks lift Hormuz deal hopes.

TER trades at a premium, but booming AI demand and strong growth in chip testing and robotics are powering its momentum.

Japan's Nikkei absorbed yen intervention with modest losses, but Kioxia's guidance miss leaves it exposed to further BOJ risk.

Teradyne rides on AI-driven semiconductor test demand as record revenues, booming compute growth and expanding memory opportunities fuel momentum into the third quarter.

Asian stock markets were mixed and relatively muted on Thursday as the tech rout mostly ebbed, but a

KOSPI dives 8% as the AI chip selloff spreads to Asia a day before SK Hynix earnings and Big Tech reports.

0014 GMT — Japanese stocks are lower in early trade following overnight drops in U.S. technology stocks. Uncertainty over the Iran conflict is also weighing on the market. Investors are closely watching crude oil prices and developments in the Middle East after Saudi Arabia said it had intercepted drones that Iran-backed militias in Iraq had launched at the kingdom’s oil facilities.

Micron, AMD and memory names fall as risk appetite weakens

Teradyne's Q2 earnings are likely to benefit from AI-driven demand, robotics momentum and new products supporting growth as investors weigh its premium valuation.

Advantest stock is coming off a very strong multi year run, yet its latest valuation checks suggest the shares no longer look obviously cheap, with the broader metrics leaning toward an expensive read despite the recent pullback. Over the past 5 years, Advantest has delivered a very large total return of about 12.5x. This raises the bar for what future performance would need to justify the current share price. The planned expansion of the SiConic ecosystem into a Design for Test engineering...

Advantest (TSE:6857) expanded its SiConic ecosystem with a new Design-for-Test engineering environment. The solution is designed to unify semiconductor test development from bench validation to production. Advantest plans to debut the new DFT environment at ITC India, scheduled for July 19-21. The platform is intended to support testing for advanced chips such as AI accelerators and chiplet-based devices. Advantest, a key supplier of semiconductor test equipment, is moving to link design...

Here is how Advantest Corp. (ATEYY) and Celestica (CLS) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.

Investing.com -- Global chip stocks staged a meaningful rebound on Tuesday, building on Monday’s recovery from last week’s broad selloff in the sector.

Japan's tech selloff spills into U.S. trading

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Japan's Nikkei sank 4% on Friday, but more notably, Kioxia's shares halved in a month, exposing cracks in the AI trade across Asia.

SK Hynix shares dropped 10.95% in Seoul as the KOSPI triggered its 37th sidecar of 2026 during a chip stock selloff.

Japan stocks shed ¥82 trillion in three weeks. See what the Nikkei chip rout means and how Bitcoin reacted.

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TER's AI-driven data center demand, record revenue surge and test-solution launches signal momentum as competition heats up.

Teradyne stock gains 38% in three months as AI demand boosts semiconductor testing, acquisitions expand capabilities, and a strong Q2 guidance supports growth.

COHU is gaining AI and HBM momentum as test demand recovers, but customer qualifications, ramps and execution remain key to the story.

COHU's rally reflects AI and HPC momentum, but richer valuation and early profit recovery make execution risks harder to ignore.

Advantest stock has delivered a very strong multi year return, yet its broader valuation checks currently lean expensive and the recent share price sits around ¥32,000 without a clear margin of safety signal. Over the past 5 years, Advantest has returned roughly 12.9x, which puts extra focus on whether the current price already reflects a lot of optimism. The new partnership with OpenLight on silicon photonics test solutions can support expectations around future demand from AI and high...

Apple's chip-related pricing moves and Asian semiconductor stocks take center stage as investors weigh AI momentum heading into the second half of 2026.

Is TER a good stock to buy? We came across a bullish thesis on Teradyne, Inc. on Jimmy’s Journal’s Substack by Jimmy Investor. In this article, we will summarize the bulls’ thesis on TER. Teradyne, Inc.’s share was trading at $436.86 as of June 26th. TER’s trailing and forward P/E were 81.05 and 62.11 respectively according to […]

Report says plan includes new chip factories.

Asian stock markets largely joined the global tech rally Thursday, which was re-ignited late Wednesd

The Nikkei Stock Average rose 4.6% to a fresh closing high of 72366.34 after memory-chip maker Micron Technology's blockbuster results soothed investor concerns over huge spending on artificial-intelligence infrastructure.