LSE:IMI.L 6 January 2026

July 3, 2026, 2:34 AM EDT. Asian stocks climbed after the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a record 52,900.07. South Korea's Kospi jumped 2.8% with Samsung Electronics up 7% and SK Hynix up 4.9%. The Nikkei 225 in Tokyo gained 0.9%. Hong Kong's Hang Seng was 1.7% higher. Taiwan's Taiex slipped 0.6%. U.S. futures were up after the S&P 500 ended flat and the Nasdaq fell 0.8%. U.S. jobs increased by 57,000 in June, missing forecasts. Traders saw the report as easing some inflation worries while oil prices moved. AI stocks had mixed results as ongoing geopolitical uncertainty weighed on sentiment.