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Lee Ying Shan

Asia–Pacific (APAC)

News Associate at CNBC

Reporter at @CNBC | Past @Reuters, @SEA_Globe | Reach me at [email protected]

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  • Defense stocks see greater flows as conflicts fuel growth prospects

    1 day ago | cnbc.com | Lee Ying Shan

    Fund managers are getting more bullish on defense stocks, with recent conflicts in the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent as well as NATO allies' pledges to raise defense spending boosting prospects of the arms industry. The sector has seen robust gains this year and analysts suggest the interest in defense will grow further.

  • Nvidia shares rally overnight lifts Asian chip stocks

    2 days ago | cnbc.com | Lee Ying Shan

    A semiconductor wafer is on display at Touch Taiwan, an annual display exhibition in Taipei, Taiwan, on April 16, 2025. Ann Wang | ReutersChip stocks in Asia rose Thursday, after artificial intelligence darling Nvidia's shares hit a record close to reclaim the title of the world's most valuable company. Shares of South Korea's SK Hynix, which supplies memory chips to Nvidia, gained 3.53%.

  • Asia-Pacific markets set to trade mixed as Middle East tensions appear to ease

    2 days ago | cnbc.com | Lee Ying Shan

    A HDR evening shot taken at sunset of the Tokyo skyline. Fgm | E+ | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed Thursday, as investors continued to weigh the ongoing ceasefire between Israel and Iran. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 was set to open higher, with the futures contract in Chicago at 39,055 while its counterpart in Osaka last traded at 38,950, against the index's last close of 38,942.07.

  • China doubles down on promoting yuan as confidence in U.S. dollar takes a beating

    3 days ago | cnbc.com | Lee Ying Shan |Evelyn Cheng

    A bank employee count China’s renminbi (RMB) or yuan notes next to U.S. dollar notes at a Kasikornbank in Bangkok, Thailand, January 26, 2023. Athit Perawongmetha | ReutersChina is devising more ways for foreign institutions to use the yuan, as international confidence in the U.S. dollar falters. The moves aim at challenging the greenback, experts said, even as the U.S. dollar remains by far the world's predominant currency.

  • Asia-Pacific markets set for mixed open as investors weigh Fed comments, Israel-Iran ceasefire

    3 days ago | cnbc.com | Lee Ying Shan

    Sydney Harbour and the skyline of the central business district (CBD) in Sydney, Australia, on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed Wednesday, as investors weighed a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, as well as fresh commentary from the U.S. Federal Reserve. There is growing optimism that a ceasefire between Israel and Iran brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump will likely hold.

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