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TREE NEWS reports: European equities opened modestly higher, with the Euro Stoxx 50 up 0.44% at the open. Germany’s DAX rose 0.3%, the UK’s FTSE 100 gained 0.3% and France’s CAC 40 added 0.2%.

TREE NEWS reports: China’s Shanghai Composite closed 0.71% higher at 3891.60, with the Shenzhen Component up 1.26% at 13454.74 and the ChiNext Index up 1.96% at 3311.47. The CSI 300 rose 0.68% to 4480.27, while the STAR 50 led gains with a 4.14% jump to 1616.19. The CSI 500 added 1.61% to 7683.47 and the CSI 1000 gained 2.01% to 7587.43.

TREE NEWS update: X rolled out its Cashtag Partner Program in the US, adding a “Trade” button to supported stock, ETF and crypto cashtags that routes users to partner brokers including Interactive Brokers, Moomoo, Gemini, Kraken and Coinbase. Users can view price charts and related posts, then click through to execute trades. X’s former product lead Nikita said the feature drove about $1 billion in trading volume in four days during April testing.

TREE NEWS reports: Chinese A-share lab-grown diamond concept stocks rose in volatile trade, with Worldia gaining more than 10%. Inno Laser, Yazhen Home Furnishing, Liliang Diamond, Sifangda and Guojing Precision also posted gains, leading the sector higher.

TREE NEWS reports: South Korea’s KOSPI index closed up 90.71 points, or 1.37%, at 6,717.97 on Wednesday, September 16. SK Hynix rose 4.08% and Samsung Electronics gained 2.01%. Japan’s Nikkei 225 closed up 438.90 points, or 0.69%, at 63,923.00 the same day.

TREE NEWS reports: Japan’s Nikkei 225 closed 0.7% higher at 63,923, while the broader Topix rose 0.6% to 4,061.72. South Korea’s Kospi ended the session up 1.4% at 6,717.97.

TREE NEWS reports: Combined turnover across the Shanghai, Shenzhen and Beijing stock exchanges exceeded 1.5 trillion yuan, with volume running 201.2 billion yuan heavier than at the same point the previous trading day. The figure covers the three mainland bourses as of the stated time.

TREE NEWS reports: Intel and SK Hynix shares each climbed more than 2% in overnight US trading. The move in the two chipmakers’ US-listed shares came outside regular session hours. No specific catalyst for the gains was given in the material.

TREE NEWS reports: SK Hynix is in talks with Intel on a deal that would have the South Korean chipmaker produce memory chips in the United States for the first time, people familiar with the matter said. One option is leasing part of Intel’s long-planned Ohio fab; another is a joint venture with Intel and major cloud providers to lock in memory supply. South Korean opposition could be a major obstacle.

TREE NEWS reports: Chinese innovative drug-related A-share stocks traded actively, with Chengdu Xiantao and Aidea Pharma each rising more than 10%. Pharmaron, Chengda Pharma, Medicilon and Harbin Pharmaceutical Group were among the other leading gainers. The move reflects broad-based buying interest in the sector during the session.

TREE NEWS reports: Shares of Zhipu AI rose more than 10% in Hong Kong afternoon trading. The AI company’s stock extended gains in the afternoon session, climbing past the 10% mark.

TREE NEWS update: SK Hynix and its union reached a new wage and collective bargaining agreement that raises the cash portion of profit-sharing bonuses to 50%, with the remaining 50% paid in company stock. About 57% of union members voted for the deal, which ends roughly two weeks of renegotiation after the union rejected an earlier 40:60 cash-to-stock proposal. The company last year agreed to scrap the bonus cap and to pay 10% of annual operating profit into employee bonuses for 10 consecutive years.

TREE NEWS reports: South Korea’s benchmark KOSPI index extended its advance to 1.2% on Monday, rising above the 6,700-point level. The index’s climb marks a continued move higher for Seoul-listed equities. No further details on the drivers of the move were provided.

TREE NEWS reports: The Hang Seng Tech Index extended its intraday gain to 1% on the day. The move marks a widening of the index’s advance during the session, with the benchmark for Hong Kong-listed technology shares holding above its earlier level. No further details on the drivers of the move were given.

TREE NEWS reports: China’s STAR 50 index rose 4.5% in morning trading on September 16, leading a broad A-share rally, with the ChiNext up 2.35% and the Shanghai Composite up 0.57%. Semiconductor and computing-hardware shares drove gains, including optical-module and PCB names, while nearly 4,200 stocks advanced across the three markets on turnover of 1.17 trillion yuan. Travel and auto shares fell.

TREE NEWS reports: China’s STAR 50 Index, tracking the 50 largest companies on Shanghai’s STAR Market, climbed more than 3% in a single session. The move marks a sharp advance for the tech-heavy benchmark, which lists semiconductor, AI and biotech names. No further details on the drivers or individual constituents were provided.

TREE NEWS reports: China’s ChiNext Index rose more than 1% while the Shanghai Composite slipped 0.03% and the Shenzhen Component gained 0.33%. The STAR 50 index climbed nearly 2.8%, with semiconductor chips, computing hardware and innovative drugs among the leading gainers. Nearly 3,100 stocks advanced across the Shanghai, Shenzhen and Beijing exchanges.

TREE NEWS reports: Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 0.1% while the broader Topix rose 0.5% at the morning session close in Tokyo. The split morning finish left the blue-chip index slightly lower and the wider market in positive territory.

TREE NEWS reports: CATL shares fell more than 5% in intraday trading, dropping below the 300 yuan level and touching a fresh one-year low. The decline marks a continued slide for the Chinese battery giant, whose stock has now erased gains accumulated over the past year.

TREE NEWS reports: Trip.com Group reported a net loss of RMB 2.4 billion for the second quarter of 2026, hit by penalty-related expenses. Net revenue came in at RMB 15.7 billion, up 6% year on year, while adjusted EBITDA slipped to RMB 4.6 billion from RMB 4.9 billion a year earlier.