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South Korea's KOSPI closed Monday, June 1, 2026, at a record 8,788.38, up 3.68% or 311.85 points, after an intraday peak of 8,874.16 triggered a five-minute buy-side sidecar at the Korea Exchange. Samsung Electronics jumped 10.09% to 349,000 won, LG Electronics soared 29.86%, Naver 16.03%, ahead of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's Seoul visit; at Computex he said Nvidia's Vera CPU will use HBM from Samsung, SK hynix and Micron. May exports hit $87.8 billion, up 53%. Japan's Nikkei topped 67,000. U.S.-Iran talks on a Hormuz ceasefire stalled, lifting Brent to $93.
South Korea's KOSPI closed Monday, June 1, 2026, at a record 8,788.38, up 3.68% or 311.85 points, after an intraday peak of 8,874.16 triggered a five-minute buy-side sidecar at the Korea Exchange. Samsung Electronics jumped 10.09% to 349,000 won, LG Electronics soared 29.86%, Naver 16.03%, ahead of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's Seoul visit; at Computex he said Nvidia's Vera CPU will use HBM from Samsung, SK hynix and Micron. May exports hit $87.8 billion, up 53%. Japan's Nikkei topped 67,000. U.S.-Iran talks on a Hormuz ceasefire stalled, lifting Brent to $93.