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• Asia-Pacific stocks rose for a second consecutive day, driven largely by a recovery in South Korean markets fueled by semiconductor giants SK Hynix and Samsung. • The Japanese yen surged abruptly while the US dollar declined following the Federal Reserve's decision to keep interest rates unchanged. • Long-term Treasury yields reached new multi-year highs as investors reacted to the Fed's steady rates amidst persistent inflation.

• Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. shares surged nearly 30% on Friday, rebounding from significant losses experienced earlier in the week. • This recovery follows a period of extreme volatility, including a sharp 10.84% drop in the Kospi index to 6,023.66 on July 28, 2026. • The market turmoil was driven by an Asia-wide sell-off in semiconductor stocks and record-high volatility levels for the year.

• Japanese and South Korean stock markets experienced a sharp rebound on July 31, with the Nikkei 225 rising 4.10% and the KOSPI surging 13%. • Major tech players led the rally, as SK Hynix jumped over 27% and Samsung gained more than 22% following positive U.S. earnings from AI-related giants. • The recovery is attributed to eased concerns over AI investments and a significant unwinding of extreme leverage in South Korea, which helped cool market panic.

• Asian stock markets experienced a general decline, with South Korea's KOSPI erasing previous gains of 5% despite strong financial results from Samsung. • Other regional indices also trended lower, including Australia’s S&P/ASX 200, which fell 0.7%, and Singapore’s Straits Times Index, which slipped 0.9%. • Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index remained relatively stable, trading largely unchanged during the session.

• Asian stock markets showed mixed performance as investors processed the latest Federal Reserve policy decision and recent earnings reports from Samsung. • South Korea's KOSPI index managed a rebound, contrasting with other regional markets that remained volatile. • The market movement reflects a broader effort by traders to gauge the impact of U.S. monetary policy and the health of the global semiconductor sector.

• The KOSPI closed 1.23% lower at 5,593.56 on the 30th, failing to reach the 6,000 threshold despite record Q2 earnings from Samsung Electronics. • Market sentiment was negatively impacted by rising U.S. Treasury yields and escalating tensions in the Middle East, though Ecopro and Ecopro BM both rose approximately 4%. • To curb intraday volatility in large-cap semiconductor stocks, the basic deposit requirement for single-stock leverage products will increase from 10 million to 30 million won starting July 31st.

• Samsung Electronics reported a record operating profit of ₩89.5 trillion (€54 billion) for the April-to-June period, marking a 56% increase quarter-on-quarter. • The company's semiconductor division saw a massive surge, with operating profit jumping to ₩89.2 trillion (€53.8 billion), which is 223 times the ₩0.4 trillion recorded a year earlier. • This growth is driven by the global AI boom, which has significantly increased the demand for high-performance memory chips and infrastructure.