Tokyo, 9 July 2026 – Asian shares climbed on Thursday as semiconductor stocks rebounded, helping investors look past renewed pressure from higher oil prices after fresh Gulf hostilities revived concerns over inflation and interest rates.

The market mood improved across key technology-heavy indices, with chipmakers leading gains after reports that China would allow limited purchases of certain advanced chips. The development lifted sentiment towards the semiconductor supply chain, a sector closely tied to artificial intelligence demand, data centres and high-performance computing.

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