Japanese and South Korean stocks opened strongly. The Nikkei 225 stood at 64,885.95, up 1.26%; South Korea’s KOSPI opened 2% higher at 5,666.34, with gains later widening to 3.37%. Memory chip giants led the gains, with Samsung Electronics rising more than 4% and SK hynix up over 6%. In addition, shares of South Korean data center technology company Elice surged 16%, after plunging 32% on its first day of trading in South Korea.

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