South Korea & Western Digital

South Korea: KOSPI extremely volatile; dominated by Samsung and SK Hynix.

Western Digital: Fell up to 10.8% in a single session; still up over 170% year-to-date.

South Korea: South Korea's stock market, particularly the KOSPI, experienced significant gains due to strong performance in its technology sector, driven by companies like Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, and the broader AI boom.

Western Digital: Western Digital's stock was up more than 3% as the semiconductor sector recovered.

South Korea: South Korea's semiconductor shares rallied sharply, with its major chipmakers Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix seeing significant gains. JPMorgan Chase maintained an overweight stance on South Korea, describing it as its preferred market in the region.

Western Digital: Western Digital, a storage and memory peer, saw its stock jump following Micron Technology's strong results, benefiting from the overall positive sentiment in the chip market.

South Korea: Experienced extreme volatility in its stock market, driven by AI chip stocks.

Western Digital: Benefited from AI memory demand.