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Samsung crossed the $1 trillion valuation mark after shares surged on AI-driven chip demand, making it only the second Asian company after TSMC to hit the milestone.

The South Korean chipmaker becomes the second Asian company to hit the milestone, after TSMC, as its Kospi benchmark tops 7,000 for the first time

Memory chip leader becomes second Asian company to reach milestone

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Samsung reaches $1 trillion market cap on booming demand for high-bandwidth memory for AI.

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South Korea's KOSPI smashes 7,000 for the first time, closing at a record 7,384 as artificial intelligence demand fuel historic rally.

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He cited “great progress” in talks with Iran. The International Monetary Fund published its 180-page World Economic Outlook three weeks ago. The differences between that and its now more likely “adverse” or “severe” scenarios aren’t small, and investors should take note as the Strait of Hormuz remains blocked.

The benchmark index crossed the 7,000 mark for the first time ever, largely thanks Samsung Electronics, one of the world’s largest memory-chip makers and a heavyweight in the index. Samsung’s shares climbed more than 14%, ushering the company into the rarefied club of companies with a market valuation of more than $1 trillion. Samsung said during its earnings call last week that its production capacity was already fully sold out for this year.

↗️Advanced Micro Devices (AMD): Shares of the chipmaker soared premarket after it reported stronger sales and logged higher profit. Shares of its peer Super Micro Computer Inc. (SMCI) also jumped premarket.

U. S. stock futures moved higher on Wednesday after President Donald Trump paused a military initiative aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz and signalled progress toward a possible peace agreement with Iran.

Investing.com -- Advanced Micro Devices forecast second-quarter revenue above Wall Street expectations on Tuesday, driven by strong demand for its data center chips. Shares rose 17% in premarket trading on Wednesday.

(Bloomberg) -- Samsung Electronics Co.’s market valuation topped $1 trillion after shares in the world’s largest memory maker more than quadrupled over the past year on booming demand for the chips used in artificial intelligence.Most Read from BloombergUS Has Opened a Passage Through Hormuz, Central Command SaysAnthropic Unveils AI Agents to Field Financial Services TasksUS Says Offensive Phase of Iran War Over as Ship Hit in StraitTrump Pauses Plan to Guide Ships While Seeking Iran DealWhite H

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The South Korean company is only the second Asian company with a market valuation above $1 trillion, aside from TSMC.

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Gregor Stuart Hunter Global stocks were at record highs on Wednesday as some of Asia's biggest markets returned from a holiday in euphoric

South Korea’s Kospi soared nearly 7% to a fresh record on Wednesday as Samsung Electronics' stock jumped nearly 13% in a rally driven by expectations of strong growth in artificial intelligence and hopes for progress in ending the U.S.-Iran war. Shares in SK Hynix, another major Korean computer chipmaker, shot up 10% early Wednesday. Both Samsung and SK Hynix are major manufacturers of the computer chips vital for AI applications.

South Korea's Kospi soars nearly 7% to fresh records as Samsung Electronics stock jumps nearly 13%.

Oil prices extended losses and stocks rallied Wednesday on fresh hopes for an end to the Iran war and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, while Samsung blasted past the $1 trillion valuation mark as the AI tech boom continued apace.That came on the back of an eye-watering surge by Samsung, which rocketed as much as 12 percent to hit a market capitalisation of more than $1 trillion thanks to huge demand for its AI chips.

The market capitalisation of Samsung Electronics' ‌common stock surpassed $1 trillion ‌on Wednesday, making it the second ​Asian company after TSMC to reach the milestone. Samsung Electronics, the world's top memory chipmaker, saw its ‌market value ⁠reach 1,500 trillion won ($1.03 trillion) in early trading ⁠in Seoul on Wednesday, tracking sharp gains of AI-related ​stocks in ​the U.S. ​overnight. Shares of the ‌South Korean chip giant were up 12% at 09:52 a.m.

South Korea's benchmark KOSPI index vaulted past 7,000 for the first time on Wednesday, as an AI-powered rally in semiconductor stocks drove Samsung Electronics past the $1 trillion market-cap barrier. The gains underscore how ‌global demand for artificial intelligence hardware has become the dominant force reshaping equity markets, turning South Korea's chip-heavy benchmark into one of the ‌world's best performing major markets. The KOSPI closed up 6.45% at 7,384.56, after briefly tripping a rare "sidecar" trading curb and rising as much as 7.06% to a record high of 7,426.60, as a ​blistering rally in U.S. chip stocks overnight drove the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index up 4.2%.

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