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Nikkei 225 jumps 1.7% and KOSPI rises 3.1%

Asian shares advanced as semiconductor and AI sentiment improved after overnight gains on Wall Street. The headline also reports HSBC tumbled in Hong Kong.

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The Nikkei 225 jumped 1.7% and the KOSPI rose 3.1% as sentiment towards the heavyweight semiconductor and AI sectors improved following overnight gains on Wall Street.Japanese semiconductor testing specialist Advantest, chip substrate manufacturer Ibiden and silicon wafer producer Sumco performed w…