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Asian stocks rallied on Wednesday as investors returned to semiconductor shares after a bruising sell-off, taking their cue from a Wall Street rebound even as Brent crude pushed further above $91 a barrel. MSCI's Asia-Pacific gauge outside Japan gained 1.2%, while South Korea's Kospi surged more than 6% and Japan's Nikkei 225 climbed 1.9%.
Chinese regulators are considering tightening export controls on AI and semiconductor technologies, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.
The ETF market saw inflows shift notably this past week, as investors funneled capital toward international valuation gaps and domestic large-cap equities. This, coupled with aggressive buying in the semiconductor sector amid a market drawdown, highlights continued investor appetite for growth despite broader market fluctuations.
AI chip stocks hit a sharp correction, but strong earnings and AI demand suggest the pullback may be a dip-buying opportunity for semiconductor ETFs.
Micron Technology and the broader semiconductor sector are trading at unusually low valuations despite robust revenue growth and AI-driven demand. Cheaper, more efficient AI models are structurally bullish for semiconductors, as they drive broader adoption and sustained CapEx from hyperscalers. I have seen this movie already with DeepSeek: Semis correct themselves due to a catalyst like Chinese models being cheaper, but the rally then quickly resumes.
The semiconductor sector is undergoing a reset and has a tendency to underperform in the third quarter.
TSMC spooked the stock market this morning, warning of heavier spending on capital investment. Free cash flow is taking a hit, and semiconductor investors are nervous.
The race to launch ETFs tied to SK Hynix Inc (NASDAQ:SKHY) is about more than one of the largest ADR listings in history—it's a bet that investors are beginning to look beyond AI chipmakers like Nvidia and toward the memory companies powering the next generation of artificial intelligence infrastructure.
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