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Asian Markets Soar: SK Hynix and AI Stocks Surge

9/12/2025

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SK Hynix shares surged over 7% after completing HBM4 development, essential for AI applications, reaching their highest price since 2000 and marking nine consecutive days of gains.
Alibaba and Baidu shares rose over 6% and 10%, respectively, as they implement in-house chips for AI training.
Asian markets generally increased, with Japan's Nikkei 225 closing at a record high of 44,768.12 and South Korea's Kospi rising to 3,395.54.
Other markets, including Australia's S&P/ASX 200 and India's Nifty 50, also experienced gains.

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Story summary

SK Hynix shares surged over 7% after completing HBM4 development, essential for AI applications, reaching their highest price since 2000 and marking nine consecutive days of gains.
Alibaba and Baidu shares rose over 6% and 10%, respectively, as they implement in-house chips for AI training.
Asian markets generally increased, with Japan's Nikkei 225 closing at a record high of 44,768.12 and South Korea's Kospi rising to 3,395.54.
Other markets, including Australia's S&P/ASX 200 and India's Nifty 50, also experienced gains.