Nikkei leaps 3%, leading Asia-Pacific markets greater
TSMC workplaces in San Jose, California, United States, on Thursday, April 18, 2024.David Paul Morris|Bloomberg|Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets increased Thursday, tracking gains on Wall Street sustained by a tech rally.Japan's Nikkei 225 leapt 3.41% to close at 36,833.27 and The Taiwan Weighted Index advanced 2.96% to end up at 21,653.25.Throughout the trading session, chipmakers and associated business extended the worldwide chip rally, as the bullish financier belief overflowed to Asia.Tokyo Electron increased 4.8%, Advantest was up 9% and Renesas Electronics was 3.47% greater. SoftBank Group, which owns a stake in chip designer Arm, leapt 8.4%.In South Korea, the Kospi was 1.67% greater and the little cap Kosdaq got 3%. SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics skyrocketed over 8% and 1.85%, r...