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Blue Wave Stock Rotation Sinks Asian Chipmakers, Boosts Autos

Bloomberg Markets Thursday 05 November 2026, 01:45 UTC By Youkyung Lee 1 min read
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Blue Wave Stock Rotation Sinks Asian Chipmakers, Boosts Autos The Democratic sweep of Congress fueled rotation trade in Asia, dragging down shares of chipmakers on concerns over the AI buildout while lifting auto and consumer goods makers. Heavyweight memory-chip makers Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. sank more than 6% each Thursday, pulling down South Korea’s benchmark Kospi more than 4%. Meanwhile, automakers including Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. rose around 5% each,...

Blue Wave Stock Rotation Sinks Asian Chipmakers, Boosts Autos The Democratic sweep of Congress fueled rotation trade in Asia, dragging down shares of chipmakers on concerns over the AI buildout while lifting auto and consumer goods makers. Heavyweight memory-chip makers Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. sank more than 6% each Thursday, pulling down South Korea’s benchmark Kospi more than 4%. Meanwhile, automakers including Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. rose around 5% each, helping lift Japan’s Topix to a 1% gain, along with other consumer names like Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing Co.
Blue Wave Stock Rotation (ORG) Democratic (ORG) Congress (ORG) Asia (LOCATION) AI (ORG) Samsung Electronics Co. (ORG) SK Hynix Inc. (ORG) South Korea’s (LOCATION) Kospi (PERSON) Toyota Motor Corp. (ORG) Honda Motor Co. (ORG) Japan (LOCATION) Uniqlo (ORG) Fast Retailing Co. (ORG)
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