Tokyo stocks end higher on strong chip shares despite US CPI caution

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks ended higher Wednesday as semiconductor-related shares attracted buying, overcoming earlier caution ahead of the release

South Korean stocks ended sharply higher for the third straight session Wednesday as investors scooped up major chipmakers. The Korean won gained against the US dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index rose 233.51 points, or 3.68 percent, to close at 6,579.04, following 0.65 percent and 0.73 percent gain

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