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Korean Stocks Surge as Semiconductor Leaders Drive the Rebound
South Korean stocks opened sharply higher today, with the KOSPI rising more than 5% in early trading. Semiconductor leaders Samsung Electronics and SK hynix drove the recovery. The rebound followed a recovery in US technology shares, a strong rise in the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index, and falling oil prices. The market sentiment is shifting from panic toward recovery, with Korean equities potentially leading the next phase of the Asia-Pacific rebound.