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Asia-Pacific · Daily Close

Asia-Pacific closed broadly up.

Thursday, June 18, 2026 · AI-powered market analysis by MarketBell
Bias
Bull
6 up · 3 down
Breadth
6/9
rising
Avg move
+0.44%
region avg
Top mover
KOSPI
+2.25%
Markets Closed
Nikkei 225Japan$71,053+1.65%
SSE CompositeChina$4090.48-0.43%
Hang SengHong Kong$23,925-1.59%
KOSPISouth Korea$9063.84+2.25%
SENSEXIndia$77,406+0.32%
NIFTY 50India$24,179+0.39%
ASX 200Australia$8911.10-0.62%
TAIEXTaiwan$46,465+1.28%
STISingapore$5212.84+0.70%
Why Asia-Pacific closed broadly up
Samsung HBM

SK Hynix shares rose after delivering new high-bandwidth memory chip samples to key customers.

Crude Prices

Asia-Pacific equities gained broadly on weaker oil prices, easing inflation concerns and lifting cyclical stocks.

Micron Earnings

U.S. chip sector advanced as markets anticipated strong earnings results from Micron.

Commodities Spot
Gold$4290.00-1.58%
Silver$68.50-3.11%
WTI Crude$73.95-3.70%
Brent Crude$77.90-2.07%
Bitcoin$64,135-0.44%
VIX$17.05-7.54%
US 10Y Yield$4.46+0.00%

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