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Asia Roars Back as Nikkei Gains 3.5% and TSMC Jumps 5.6%
The MSCI Asia-Pacific index rose nearly 2 per cent after last week’s 4.6 per cent slide, with chips leading and US futures holding the bounce hostage.
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The MSCI Asia-Pacific index rose nearly 2 per cent after last week’s 4.6 per cent slide, with chips leading and US futures holding the bounce hostage.

Tokyo falls about 6% on Friday — its biggest drop since April 2025 — as the global AI unwind reaches the chip supply chain, with Seoul also down 6%.

DAX up 1.43%, CAC up 1.40%, FTSE up 1.11% as Democrats' sweep narrows policy risk; Nikkei fell 1.42% and gold jumped 2.87% to about $4,053.