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Nikkei (Japanese) · Japan · Kospi triggers fifth circuit breaker of 2026 as tech sell-off reverses Thursday's record
Japanese coverage emphasises the divergence: while Kospi fell 5.81% and triggered its fifth circuit breaker of 2026, Tokyo's Nikkei 225 rose 4.60% to 72,360 on the same Micron earnings data, with Kioxia surging 13.1%, Advantest 14.9% and Tokyo Electron 8.1%. Nikkei attributes the divergence to structural differences: Japanese memory names are less AI-concentration-concentrated and benefit from a weaker yen.
“韓国株が急落しサーキットブレーカーが発動する一方、東京市場は半導体株主導で4.6%上昇した。”