Asian major stock markets experienced a rally on Monday, with the Japanese and Korean markets performing particularly well.

By the close on Monday, the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) surged 3.43%, closing at 4457.52 points, breaking through the 4400-point mark and reaching a new all-time closing high.

Meanwhile, the Japan Nikkei 225 Index (NK225) also rose by 2.97% in a single day, closing at 51832.80 points, regaining a high level.

This synchronized rally in the Japanese and Korean stock markets is not a coincidence, as there are clear structural driving factors behind it.

Analysis suggests that the main driving force comes from optimistic expectations for the artificial intelligence and semiconductor industries.

Among them, Samsung Electronics rose 7.47%, marking its largest single-day gain since March 24, 2020, effectively boosting the entire chip sector. At the same time, Japanese AI concept stocks also gained momentum, with SoftBank Group, Tokyo Electron, and Edwan Testing all rising over 4%.

Additionally, geopolitical tensions have injected momentum into specific sectors. For example, recent US military actions against Venezuela, while not causing significant shocks to the global energy market, unexpectedly stimulated investor interest in defense and heavy industry sectors.

Currently, the market is also turning its attention to industrial and defense sectors with "hard asset" attributes. For instance, South Korea’s defense stocks (Korea Aerospace Industries, Hanwha Aerospace) performed strongly today, and the stock prices of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Japan also increased, providing strong evidence.

Overall, this rally is not a broad market-wide surge but a structurally distinctive rise driven by a dual narrative of AI technology and geopolitical influences.

At the same time, it clearly demonstrates that, in the current global environment, capital is simultaneously betting on future technological revolutions and hedging against potential risks and losses from global geopolitical conflicts.

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