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Odaily News - Gate has officially announced the launch of its Japanese stock trading service, initially covering approximately 300 stocks listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), including popular names such as Toyota Motor, Sony Group, SoftBank Group, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Nintendo, and Tokyo Electron. Users can directly trade Japanese stocks on the Gate platform using USDT, without needing to open a traditional Japanese brokerage account or exchange yen. Japanese stock trading is now available on Gate's Web interface, with the App version expected to launch soon.In terms of trading features, Japanese stocks share the same stock account and related trading capabilities as Gate's US stocks, Hong Kong stocks, and Korean stocks, supporting functions such as market data viewing, buying, selling, position management, and trade history inquiry. Japanese stock trading supports intraday sessions from 09:00–11:30 and 12:30–15:25 Japan time, corresponding to 08:00–10:30 and 11:30–14:25 UTC+8.The launch of Japanese stock trading further enriches Gate's global multi-asset trading ecosystem. The platform now supports over 10,000 US stocks and ETFs, more than 1,500 Hong Kong stocks, over 1,000 Korean stocks, and approximately 300 Japanese stocks, offering a combined total of more than 12,800 stocks and ETF assets for trading. Going forward, Gate will continue to expand into core global markets and high-quality assets, driving the integration of traditional finance and digital assets to provide users with more diversified one-stop asset allocation options.
According to TechFlow Research, JPMorgan Chase's August 17 research report pointed out that chip manufacturers' capital expenditures continue to be raised, and equipment vendors' WFE outlooks are revised upward in tandem. TSMC raised its 2026 capital expenditure to $60 billion to $64 billion (+52%), Intel raised it to $20 billion (+11%), and SK Hynix plans 40 trillion Korean won (+45%). Tokyo Electron raised its 2026 WFE outlook to over $150 billion and over $190 billion in 2027, with gross margin expected to reach 50% by early fiscal 2027. Screen Holdings expects 2026 WFE growth to exceed 20% (at least $140 billion). AXT is shifting InP substrate capacity to 6-inch, having received requests for five-year contracts from customers and significant prepayments, with prices expected to rise from 2026 to 2027. Storage LTA coverage is accelerating; Samsung plans to bring 60% to 70% of capacity under LTA, SK Hynix has signed 10 contracts, and SanDisk has signed 8 contracts. The research report concludes that signals from four directions all point to the semiconductor equipment and materials cycle shifting from volume expansion to a dual drive of volume and price. Japanese semiconductor and technology material companies are expected to become major beneficiaries.
According to an official announcement, QVAC—the local AI development platform under Tether—has released SDK 0.13.0, adding native integration with OpenCode and coding agents, enhancing compatibility with the OpenAI API, and supporting one-click packaging of desktop applications for macOS, Windows, and Linux via Electron plugins.
according to an official announcement, Bitget's stock contracts have now launched 7 popular Japanese and Korean stock targets: KIOXIA (Kioxia Holdings), TOKYOEL (Tokyo Electron), SUMIELEC (Sumitomo Electric), ADVANTEST (Advantest), LASERTEC (Lasertec), DOOSBOT (Doosan Robotics), and DOOSENER (Doosan Energy).These contracts cover sectors such as semiconductor equipment, optical applications, and energy solutions, with a maximum leverage of 20x. Please refer to Bitget's official platform for more details.