Asian stocks closed broadly lower on May 28 as overnight US strikes near the Strait of Hormuz sent Brent crude up 2.5%. KOSPI -0.53%, KOSDAQ -2.54%, Nikkei -0.47%, Hang Seng -1.27%. SK Hynix bucked the selloff, rising 2% to officially join the $1 trillion market cap club.
US stocks closed near flat on May 27 — S&P 500 +0.02%, Dow +0.36% — as Zscaler plunged 31% on earnings and Salesforce beat revenue expectations. European markets ended mixed on Iran peace hopes. Overnight US strikes in Hormuz sent futures lower.
Asian stock markets delivered mixed results on Wednesday, May 27, 2026. Korea’s KOSPI surged 2.25% to a record close, powered by SK Hynix joining the $1T club. Read the full regional analysis.
US stock indices hit record highs on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, as Micron hit a $1T market cap. European markets remained subdued amid fresh US strikes on Iran. Read the full macro analysis.
KOSPI surged +2.55% to a historic 8,000+ close on May 26 as Samsung and SK Hynix led Korean markets higher. Most Asian indices slipped after US strikes in Iran dashed ceasefire hopes, pushing Brent crude back toward $97.
U.S. and European markets closed higher on May 22, 2026. The Dow Jones hit its first intraday all-time high since February at 50,830, closing +0.58% at 50,579. German Q1 GDP revision lifted the DAX. Russell 2000 +0.91% led U.S. benchmarks. 10-year yield fell to 4.558%.
Asian markets extended the AI-driven rally on May 22, 2026. KOSDAQ surged 4.99% as smaller semiconductor stocks caught up with KOSPI. Nikkei rose 2.68% to 63,339. Shanghai and Hang Seng rebounded. Taiwan was closed.
U.S. and European markets consolidated on May 21, 2026. Dow held above 50,000 (+0.55%) for a second day while S&P 500 (+0.17%) and Nasdaq (+0.09%) barely moved as Nvidia euphoria was absorbed. STOXX flat, DAX -0.53%. WTI crude extended decline to $96.35.
Asian markets exploded higher on May 21, 2026, led by KOSPI +8.42% as Nvidia’s Q1 FY2026 earnings beat and Samsung Electronics’ strike suspension ignited a semiconductor rally across Korea, Japan, and Taiwan. China and Hong Kong diverged, falling over 1%.
Wall Street delivered a landmark session on Tuesday, May 20, 2026. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed back above 50,000 for the first time since the Iran war sell-off in March, as reports of a potential U.S.-Iran peace framework sent WTI crude oil into an 8.82% single-day collapse. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq joined the … Read more