Global stocks rose on Friday as AI-linked optimism in Asia—sparked by the market debut of SK Hynix, a South Korean chip bellwether—helped investors look past US-Iran tit-for-tat attacks. The European open was comparatively muted, but the risk-on impulse from the AI/chips narrative outweighed near-term geopolitical concerns.
Global stocks rose on Friday as AI-linked optimism in Asia—sparked by the market debut of SK Hynix, a South Korean chip bellwether—helped investors look past US-Iran tit-for-tat attacks. The European open was comparatively muted, but the risk-on impulse from the AI/chips narrative outweighed near-term geopolitical concerns.
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