Japan's semiconductor sector rose sharply on Thursday after Micron announced better-than-expected earnings reports and performance guidance. The market saw Micron's strong performance as another sign that demand for AI data centers is still strong, and quickly spread this expectation to companies related to chip testing, manufacturing equipment, storage, and electronic components. As of 14:00 Beijing time, the Nikkei 225 index had risen 3.18% to 68877.28 points. Semiconductor-related and AI-related stocks led the way. Among them, Lasertec rose 11.09%, Advantest rose 8.32%, Taiyo Electric rose 8.05%, Murata Manufacturing rose 8.2%, Tokyo Electronics rose 6.05%, Kioxia rose 5.33%, and Rohm rose about 3.36%.

Japan's semiconductor sector rose sharply on Thursday after Micron announced better-than-expected earnings reports and performance guidance. The market saw Micron's strong performance as another sign that demand for AI data centers is still strong, and quickly spread this expectation to companies related to chip testing, manufacturing equipment, storage, and electronic components. As of 14:00 Beijing time, the Nikkei 225 index had risen 3.18% to 68877.28 points. Semiconductor-related and AI-related stocks led the way. Among them, Lasertec rose 11.09%, Advantest rose 8.32%, Taiyo Electric rose 8.05%, Murata Manufacturing rose 8.2%, Tokyo Electronics rose 6.05%, Kioxia rose 5.33%, and Rohm rose about 3.36%.