Asian Stocks Rise on Tech, Trade Miss

Asian equities rose on Tuesday, led by tech and chip stocks, with Nikkei up 2.5% and KOSPI up 3.4% to six‑week high.
SK Hynix surged nearly 9% to a fresh record, Samsung Electronics rose over 4%, and SoftBank jumped more than 10%.
China March export growth slowed to 2.5% YoY versus 8.3% forecast, while imports jumped 27.8%, narrowing trade surplus to about $51 billion.
US‑Iran tensions heightened as Washington imposed a naval blockade of Iranian ports and the Strait of Hormuz, keeping geopolitical risk in focus.