KOSPI opens back above 7,100 as Middle East tensions ease, US tech strength lifts sentiment

South Korea's KOSPI opened above the 7,100 level, recovering after touching 7,171 and falling back below 7,000, helped by easing Middle East tensions and strength in US technology shares. Chipmakers Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix had reversed gains, with a supply-demand gap looming as their 55 trillion won buyback programme nears its end.

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