Today's Asia Stocks Pulse
Japan’s Nikkei and South Korea’s Kospi hit record highs amid Iran tensions
The Nikkei 225 and Korea’s Kospi surged to fresh all‑time highs, driven by strong earnings and a landmark wage agreement at Samsung Electronics. Investors balanced the rally against heightened geopolitical risk after U.S. strikes in Iran and a fragile cease‑fire.
Sensex, Nifty Likely to Rise on Tuesday with Bullish Derivatives Trend
Indian equity indices are expected to edge higher on Tuesday as Nifty futures trade around 25,915, with the market eyeing a 26,000 resistance level. Derivatives data shows a Put‑Call Ratio of 1.05 and strong open‑interest buildup at the 26,000 call and 25,800 put strikes, suggesting a range‑bound outlook. Foreign portfolio investors have returned, providing a bullish tailwind, while domestic institutions remain steady and the rupee stays stable. The ongoing India‑US interim trade deal reinforces sentiment, and the India VIX rose modestly to 12.19, indicating limited short‑term volatility.
Restructuring, Not Diversification, Will Power Japan’s Equity Gains
What will be the next driver of returns for Japanese equities? We already have large and increasing returns of capital via dividends and buybacks, driven by the corporate governance reform. But, the next cab off the rank, and the major outcome the...
Taiwanese Firms Must Diversify From China Despite Structural Limits: Experts
Taiwanese firms are gradually shifting manufacturing out of China, driven by rising geopolitical and regulatory risks. Experts describe the move as a long‑cycle adjustment toward Southeast Asia and India, aiming to climb the value chain into AI and semiconductor sectors....
FA at 30: How Dim Sum Bonds Unlocked Liquidity without Opening China’s Capital Account
Nearly two decades after China Development Bank issued its first RMB‑denominated bond in Hong Kong, dim sum bonds have become a cornerstone of offshore liquidity. The initial issuance was modest, but it demonstrated that Chinese sovereign and policy banks could...
Nifty Stalls Below 25,900, Breakout Needed for Upside
Nifty Outlook as on 10-02-2026 .......This is the rising channel for the nifty actions... What are the important levels for nifty, Now it's been struggling to get past the high that we made over here on a closing basis, which is...
SEC Upholds Fines vs NOW over Disclosure Violation
The Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission affirmed PHP1 million fines for NOW Corp. and its chair Mel Velarde after finding their November 2021 market disclosure misleading. The regulator rejected NOW’s appeal, labeling the statement a "half‑truth" that misled investors about a alleged...
GCash Parent Mynt Keeps IPO Option Open
Mynt, the parent of GCash, is keeping an IPO on the table while accelerating its payments, lending and wealth‑management services. The fintech arm delivered P6.1 billion in attributable equity earnings in 2025, a 64% jump year‑on‑year, and its lending subsidiary Fuse...
Public Bank Hits Record High, Boasts Top Efficiency
Public Bank at record high close RM5.08. The bank is celebrating 60 yrs in 2026. Founded in 1966 by TS Teh Hong Piow. Largest Shareholders: 1. Consolidated Teh Holdings: 21.6% 2. EPF: 18.25% 3. KWAP: 5.02% Public is most efficient from cost & ROE...
BYD Unveils 10,000‑cycle Sodium Battery Technology
BYD says it has developed sodium batteries with cycle life up to 10,000 https://t.co/LVmbk7yACN via @CnEVPost
Indonesia’s Opaque Stock Market Risks USD 60 Billion Outflow
Indonesia’s equity market faces a potential $60 bn outflow if MSCI downgrades it from emerging to frontier status. MSCI halted new Indonesian inclusions on Jan 27, citing weak transparency and low free‑float ratios, prompting a 7.3% drop in the Jakarta Composite. Regulators...
Flat Earnings, 60% Stock Drop Signals Future Disruption
Interesting thing is to see 2nd Exhibit- earnings were OK (flattish) for 4 yrs but in the same period stocks were down about 60%. This is what can happen when there is view on longer term disruption which does not...
Japan Logs Record Current Account Surplus for 2nd Straight Year in 2025
Japan recorded a historic 31.88 trillion yen current‑account surplus in 2025, the second year of record balances and an 11.1 percent rise from the prior year. The surplus was driven by a 4.7 percent jump in primary income from overseas investments and a...
Share of Domestic Institutions in Nifty-50 Ownership Exceeds FIIs for First Time
Domestic institutional investors (DIIs) have overtaken foreign institutional investors (FIIs) in Nifty‑50 ownership for the first time, holding 24.8 % versus FIIs’ 24.3 % as of December 2025. The shift follows a year of expanding DII stakes across most index constituents while...
Groww Adds More Clients than Entire Industry in January
Groww added roughly 353,000 active demat accounts in January 2026, surpassing the entire industry’s net gain of 302,000 accounts. This surge lifted its market share to 27.66%, a 60‑basis‑point rise from December. The broker now serves 12.48 million clients, cementing its...
Nikkei Hits Record After Takaichi Victory
The episode examines the surge of Japan's Nikkei index past 57,000 points after Prime Minister Sanae Takaovich's decisive election win, analyzing its implications for the Japanese economy. Host Andrew Peach also discusses Indian farmers' worries about a new interim trade...
BSE Q3 Profit Jumps 174% to ₹602 Crore on Strong Trading, Higher Income
India’s oldest exchange, BSE, posted a 174% year‑on‑year jump in Q3 FY26 net profit to ₹602 crore, driven by robust trading activity and higher operating income. Revenue from operations surged 62% to ₹1,244 crore. Sequentially, profit rose 8% from Q2 while revenue...
SBI Surges to Record High as Markets Rally on US Trade Deal Optimism
India’s equity markets closed sharply higher on Feb 9, 2026, with the Sensex up 0.58% and the Nifty up 0.68%, driven by optimism over an interim India‑US trade framework and strong earnings from State Bank of India (SBI). SBI surged 7.63%...
Takaichi's Victory Could Fast-Track Taiwan-Japan EPA: Expert
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi secured a landslide win in the lower‑house election, giving her party a dominant 316‑seat majority. The victory is expected to accelerate negotiations on a Taiwan‑Japan Economic Partnership Agreement, according to University of Tokyo expert Lim...
Broker’s Call: Tata Steel (Hold)
Tata Steel posted Q3 FY26 revenue of ₹57,000 crore, down 3% QoQ, while volumes rose 4%. Consolidated EBITDA slipped 11% to ₹8,200 crore, with weaker pricing and widening losses in the UK and Netherlands. A cost‑transformation programme delivered ₹8.6 billion of savings and...
Broker’s Call: Hero MotoCorp (Buy)
Motilal Oswal reiterates a Buy on Hero MotoCorp, setting a ₹6,804 target versus the current ₹5,755.20 price. The company posted Q3 FY26 profit of ₹14.4 billion, marginally above forecasts, helped by higher other income while margins held steady despite an EV rollout. Analysts project...
Taiwan to Freeze Fuel Prices over Lunar New Year, Gas Rates Through February
Taiwan's Executive Yuan announced a temporary freeze on gasoline and diesel prices from Feb 16‑23 and will keep natural gas and LPG rates unchanged through the end of February to smooth consumer costs during the Lunar New Year. The decision follows...
Taiwan's January Exports Rise for 27th Straight Month, Hit New High
Taiwan’s January exports jumped 69.9% year‑on‑year to a record $65.77 billion, marking the 27th straight month of growth. Imports also rose sharply, yielding an $18.89 billion trade surplus, up 87.7%. The surge was led by AI‑related tech, information and audio/video products, and...
Rupee Falls 9 Paise to Close at 90.74 Against US Dollar
The Indian rupee closed at 90.74 per U.S. dollar on Monday, down 9 paise after a volatile session that swung between a high of 90.37 and a low of 90.77. Traders linked the movement to the newly announced India‑U.S. interim trade...
Zydus Lifesciences Posts 30% Revenue Jump in Q3, Net Profit up 9%
Zydus Lifesciences reported a 30% year‑on‑year revenue increase to ₹68.6 bn in Q3 FY2025‑26, driven by strong performance across pharmaceuticals, consumer wellness and medtech. Adjusted net profit rose 9% to ₹11.1 bn, while EBITDA grew 31% to ₹18.2 bn, lifting margins to 26.5%....
Taiwan Shares Soar over 600 Points After U.S. Rally
Taiwan’s benchmark Taiex index closed 1.96% higher at 32,404 points, gaining over 600 points after a late‑week U.S. market rally. The surge was led by AI‑related chips and electronics firms, with MediaTek up 7% and Winbond jumping 10%, while TSMC...
Gradual End of Bank Dominance in India
India’s household financial portfolio is shifting away from traditional safe assets toward equities and managed funds. Between March 2021 and March 2025, bank deposits fell from roughly 47.5% to 43.5% of total financial assets, while mutual‑fund and pension holdings rose...
Muyuan IPO Feeds Into Hong Kong’s Public Market Rebound
China’s leading hog breeder Muyuan Foods raised roughly HKD 10.7 billion (US$1.4 billion) in its Hong Kong H‑share offering, pricing at HKD 39 per share. The IPO was heavily subscribed, with domestic demand 5.88 times and the international tranche 8.62 times, and attracted...
ASEAN Inc.: One Portfolio, Seven Markets — and a Clear Test of Southeast Asia’s Investment Story
The episode breaks down the ASEAN Inc. portfolio—a $1 million, equally weighted allocation across seven U.S.-listed ETFs covering Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and a regional ASEAN‑40 fund—and shows it delivered a 21.3% annualized total return through February 2026, beating...
Money and Me: S-REITs Are Back - But Not All Recoveries Are Equal
The episode examines the resurgence of Singapore REITs (S-REITs), highlighted by the iEdge S-REIT Leaders Index posting a 16.3% gain in 2025—the strongest performance since 2019. Host Michelle Martin and REIT specialist Kenny Loh discuss which property sectors are leading...
Carabao (CBG TB)
Carabao Energy Drink (CBG TB) is being touted as Thailand’s equivalent to Monster Beverage, trading at roughly 12 times forward earnings. The forward P/E of 12× is well below the global energy‑drink peer average, indicating a potential valuation discount. Carabao commands about...
Japan Monthly Household Spending in 2025 up 0.9%
Japan's average monthly household spending rose 0.9% year‑on‑year in 2025, marking the first increase after three consecutive years of decline. The gain was driven by higher outlays on education, entertainment and automobiles, while food expenses fell 1.2% as consumers curtailed...
China’s Property Developers: The Other Side of the Coin
The episode revisits Panda Perspectives' May 2025 deep‑dive on Chinese property developers, evaluating how its thesis—that state‑owned enterprises (SOEs) would outpace privately owned developers (POEs) across balance sheets, funding, land banks, margins, and market share—has held up after nine months. The...
Toyota Names New CEO After Reporting Drop in Profits
Toyota announced a 43% drop in quarterly profit and named its CFO, Kenta Kon, as the new chief executive and president effective April. Kon, a veteran with expertise in automated driving, will replace Koji Sato, who will stay on as...
Sony Hikes Forecasts Even as PlayStation Falters
Sony raised its FY2025‑26 profit forecast to 1.13 trillion yen, citing a weaker yen and offsetting a slowdown in PlayStation sales. Operating profit is projected to grow 20.6% with revenues reaching 12.3 trillion yen. Despite a 16% decline in PS5 sales and...
Inside China’s EV Boom: Why the World’s Most Competitive EV Market Is in China
China remains the world’s largest electric‑vehicle market, with millions of EVs on its streets daily. The ecosystem features a dense mix of legacy manufacturers like BYD and tech entrants such as Xiaomi and Huawei, each launching high‑performance or software‑centric models....
KOSPI Surges +1.57%: Hardware Sovereignty (Samsung)
In this episode LoRosha analyzes the February 4 Asian market session, highlighting a 1.57% rise in the KOSPI driven by Samsung Electronics breaking the 169,000 KRW mark and reaching a $720 billion market cap. He argues that despite heavy foreign net...
Markets Say “Wrong Kevin”, Xiaomi & Ford Could Partner Up
Asian equity markets slumped after President‑Trump‑appointed Fed nominee Kevin Warsh signaled hawkish policy, prompting a broad risk‑off that also lifted the U.S. dollar. Meanwhile, the renminbi hit a 52‑week high at 6.94 per dollar even as commodity futures and semiconductor...
Money and Me: When Gold Breaks, AI Bites Back, and Japan Shakes the World
In this episode, host Michelle Martin and guest Simon Ree, founder of Tao of Trading, dissect a volatile market landscape where gold and silver have sharply retreated after a steep rally, and Microsoft’s stock fell despite strong earnings, raising concerns...
China’s Industrial Inflection
The episode examines China’s fixed asset investment (FAI) slump in 2025 and the government’s new policy push in January 2026 to shift spending from traditional construction toward smarter factories and digital infrastructure. It argues that this pivot could turn FAI...
Report on Initial Public Offering Applications, Delisting and Suspensions (January 2026)
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange processed 474 IPO applications in January 2026, with 415 still under review and only 19 having reached listing status. No applications were rejected or returned, reflecting a streamlined review under the Enhanced Application Timeframe, which...
DIIs Buy Heavy as FIIs Sell; Put/Call Ratio 0
𝗙𝗜𝗜 / 𝗗𝗜𝗜 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆: 27th January ✔️#FIIs sold worth ₹3,068 cr and #DIIs bought of ₹9,000 cr in cash market. ✔️FIIs sold worth ₹784 cr in Index Options and sold Futures of ₹2,998 cr. 📊𝐓𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐮𝐭𝐬: 16.95 cr 📊𝐓𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬: 20.19...
Asian Macro Initial Thoughts, Australia & India Re-Open. Currencies, Tariffs and Earnings on the Agenda as Gold & Silver Rally.
The episode surveys the volatile Asian macro landscape, highlighting Trump‑triggered tariff threats to South Korea, shifting US immigration policy, and Xi’s military purge, while noting strong performances in emerging‑market currencies like the ringgit and Singapore dollar. It reviews the earnings...
China Weekly Wrap: Markets, Macro & Tech
The episode reviews the latest China market dynamics, highlighting a split performance where Shenzhen‑focused growth stocks outperformed while Shanghai mega‑caps and state‑heavy sectors lagged. Offshore Hong Kong showed modest gains with defensive sectors leading, and regional momentum was driven by...
E Ink (8069 TT)
E Ink remains the unrivaled supplier of e‑paper displays, controlling virtually the entire global market. The company trades at a lofty 16× price‑to‑earnings multiple, reflecting investor optimism despite modest growth. A breakthrough colour‑display technology is poised to expand its addressable...
The RMB Weakness that Wasn't
In this episode the hosts dissect the recent breach of the 7.00 RMB per USD threshold, a move they had forecast despite official resistance. They revisit their earlier stance against a "balance‑sheet recession" narrative, argue that the fundamentals still support further...
Market View: Is the AI Trade Back On?
The episode examines whether the AI trade is resurging, focusing on the surge in semiconductor stocks and banks benefiting from AI‑related demand. It analyzes TSMC’s record earnings and what they reveal about the durability of AI‑driven chip supply chains, while...
Could a Cap on Credit-Card Rates Really Hurt Consumers?
The episode examines President Trump's proposal to impose a temporary 10% cap on credit‑card interest rates, exploring the arguments from big banks that such a limit could restrict credit availability and disproportionately affect vulnerable borrowers. It also touches on soaring...
The Dollar Consolidates While Japan Steps Up Its Intervention Threats and Decision Day for the SCOTUS
The U.S. dollar is in a consolidating phase, hovering around JPY158.6 after a brief push toward JPY159.5, as Japanese authorities intensify verbal warnings of possible market intervention. In North America, traders await U.S. PPI, retail sales data and comments from...
Market View: Profits, Premium Seats & a Check-In Button
In this episode, Michelle Martin and Ryan Huang dissect the paradox of strong earnings reports—JPMorgan Chase’s higher revenue but lower profit and Delta Air Lines’ premium‑travel‑driven profit surge—yet both stocks fell as market expectations outpaced results. They also examine notable...