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A dealer talks near the screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at a dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, June 9, 2026.

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Asian shares mostly advance as tech stocks rebound from sell-offs, while oil prices slip

Asian shares mostly advance as tech stocks rebound from sell-offs, while oil prices slip

Asian shares are mostly higher, with tech shares leading gains after Wall Street recovered some of its sell-off from last week. Oil prices fell back after surging on Monday following fighting between Israel and Iran. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 gained 1.9% and the Kospi in Seoul jumped 7.7% after Monday's loss of more than 8%. On Wall Street on Monday, the S&P 500 added 0.3%, coming off a 2.6% drop Friday that was its worst since October. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 0.2%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.9%. Some of the best performers were companies that sell computer chips, memory and other AI-related products that had plunged on worries their prices have shot too high.