Asia Markets Update (with Lizzy)

Asian markets retreat from all-time highs due to US-Iran uncertainty, but Chinese tech stocks get a boost in Hong Kong led by Tencent. South Korea overtakes India as world's sixth biggest stock market. Japanese yen hovers near 160 level, prompting intervention warnings.

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Asia Markets Update (with Lizzy)

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Japanese yen weakness near 160 and South Korean won underperformance suggest USD strength against Asian currencies.

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AI rally taking a breather, but Chinese tech stocks getting a boost, suggesting mixed signals for tech overall.

Asian markets retreating from all-time highs but Chinese tech firms getting a boost in Hong Kong.

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AI rally taking a breather in Asia due to US-Iran uncertainties; South Korea KOSPI down more than 1%.

Bright side is tech stocks in Hong Kong, led by Tencent up 7% after FT reported AI agent launch for WeChat, showing company ramping up AI investment.
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South Korea's market cap overtakes India's, now world's sixth biggest at $5 trillion, boosted by Samsung and SK Hynix.
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Japanese yen hovering near 160 level prompting intervention warnings; South Korean won continues to underperform.

South Korea inflation hotter than expected, Bank of Korea expected to tilt hawkish, but outflows continue for 17th day.

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