Update: Egypt aims to drill 160 new oil and gas wells with investments of USD 7.2bln, according to Al Arabiya
MENAEmerging Asian shares hit three-month low, with SK Hynix down nearly 16% and rupiah, Taiwan dollar weaker
AsiaFiverr Intl (FVRR) earnings results Mkt cap ~$398M
Deutsche Bank plans an additional EUR500 million share buyback
UBS Group plans to repurchase at least $1 billion of shares over the next three months
SK hynix shares extend losses, last down 16% at KRW1,302,000
Update: Iran official says Oman proposal for Hormuz Strait joint regional management is to fail
MENA Market reaction WTI Fut · Sep26 Down after news Gold (spot) Reaction detected Nasdaq Fut · Sep26 Up after news See the exact price path, 1m/15m move, and volume context. Open the live tape freeFive missiles launched from Iran were intercepted by Jordan.
MENAWildberries evacuates its logistics hub located in Ryazan.
Update: BoE is reportedly examining the rapid increase in Asian equity exposure among investment banks in London amid concerns over concentrated positions tied to a small number of AI-related stocks, according to FT
EuropeSK hynix shares fall 14%
Update: Toyota (7203 JT) to suspend three factories in Fukuoka from this afternoon and those factories will remain shut through Friday
Iran launches surprise missile attack on U.S. forces
Standard Chartered (2888 HK) Q2 (USD) pre-tax profit 2.33bln (exp. 2.08bln), unveils USD 1bln share buyback
Update: New Zealand Finance Minister Willis announces that Byron Pepper has been appointed as RBNZ Deputy
AsiaBank of England investigates Asian equity exposure at prime brokers - FT
EuropeUpdate: Iran will get Chinese shoulder launched missile systems in weeks, according to Reuters
BoK Governor Shin states most rational to maintain a tightening stance to control core inflation, appends timing and degree of policy response will depend on upcoming data and economic conditions
AsiaTrading halted (KOSPI with trading halted for 20 minutes Korea Exchange also triggers a circuit breaker on).
AsiaTrading halted (the KOSDAQ after it dropped 8%, with programme trading halted for 20 minutes Korea Exchang).
AsiaCathie Wood Bets Big on Nvidia Stock: Ark Buys $15.6 Million Worth of Shares as Jim Cramer Calls Chip 'Absurd' — Ark Loads Up on SpaceX, Tesla Mkt cap ~$4.8T
Asia Mid-Session: Nikkei -1.08%; Taiwan -3.26%; KOSPI -6.06%; Hang Seng +1.57%; China A50 -2.69%
Asia- US and Saudi forces conduct strikes on Iran-backed terrorist locations in Iraq, according to US CENTCOM.
- US official: Iran is overreaching with demands that Oman, the US, and the international community are rightly rejecting on Strait of Hormuz.
- Adj. EPS 3.61 (exp. 3.52), Revenue 3.5bln (exp. 3.47bln), Q3 adj. EPS view 3.89-4.32 (exp. 4.03), revenue view 3.65-3.85bln (exp. 3.71bln). (NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) Q2 2026 (USD))
- Korea Exchange activates sidecar on KOSPI and KOSDAQ after KOSPI 200 futures dropped 5% and KOSDAQ 150 futures dropped 6%, program trading has been halted for 5 minutes
- Retail dump tumbles South Korea stocks as chip rout deepens even with SK hynix beat
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- Update: IRGC notes that 3 tankers were hit and seized in the Hormuz Strait, adds US interference in the region will not go unanswered
- SK hynix logs record Q2 profit on AI memory boom even with missing forecasts
- Corning (GLW) exec states for FY, it anticipates memory prices to impact the handheld market with units to be down as teens percentage
- Chinese AI Startup Moonshot pursues more Nvidia (NVDA) blackwell chips for the next model, notes The Information
PBoC: Overnight reverse repo rate held steady at 1.25%
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Reported: Arcadis (ARCAD NA) confirmed it received an unsolicited WSP proposal of EUR 51.5 per share after rejecting an initial EUR 48.5 per share offer
Bid confirmation hit the tape and ARCAD repriced immediately, still holding the gain a quarter-hour later.
Reported: Amkor (AMKR) and NVIDIA (NVDA) sign a USD 1.5bln multi-year packaging pact, with NVIDIA to prepay Amkor to expand its US packaging capacity
AMKR spiked on the pact in the first minute, then gave almost all of it back — the kind of fade you only see if you are watching the reaction, not just the headline.
Mobileye Global Inc. (MBLY) Fiscal Q2 earnings results
The print landed pre-market and MBLY rallied hard, keeping most of the move into the quarter-hour mark.
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