Hong Kong storage concept stocks opened collectively higher, with the CSOP 2x Long SK hynix ETF surging more than 14% and the CSOP 2x Long Samsung Electronics ETF climbing over 10%; Montage Technology rose more than 5%; and GigaDevice gained 3.5%.

On the news front, South Korea's KOSPI index rose more than 3%, SK hynix advanced nearly 6%, and Samsung Electronics climbed over 4%. South Korean data center infrastructure company Elice saw its shares spike as much as 30% at one point, recovering most of the 32% decline suffered on its debut trading day. Japan's Nikkei 225 opened higher and is currently up more than 1,000 points, a gain of 1.6%, with Kioxia and Advantest up nearly 5%, Tokyo Electron up nearly 3%, and SoftBank Group up nearly 3%.

In addition, on the individual stock front, Montage Technology issued an announcement stating that, based on preliminary estimates by the company's finance department, for the period from July 1, 2026 to September 30, 2026, it expects to achieve operating revenue of approximately 2.079 billion yuan in the third quarter of 2026, an increase of about 46.0% compared with the same period last year; it expects to achieve net profit attributable to shareholders of the listed company of 1.200 billion yuan to 1.300 billion yuan in the third quarter of 2026, an increase of 153.6% to 174.7% compared with the same period last year; and it expects to achieve net profit attributable to shareholders of the listed company after deducting non-recurring gains and losses of 950 million yuan to 1.050 billion yuan in the third quarter of 2026, an increase of 152.6% to 179.2% compared with the same period last year.