#ChipStocksEnd8DaySlide

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The SOX index rose 1.61% Oct 19, ending an eight-session slide; Nasdaq 100 gained ~1.2%. Micron rose 2.97%, Sandisk 5.53% and SK Hynix’s US shares 4.67%; KOSPI closed up ~1.75% after opening lower. AI capex, funding costs and return concerns had weighed on tech valuations. Institutional inflows remain uncertain despite the rebound. As chip and tech firms report this week, can memory demand, equipment orders and AI capex support earnings expectations and sustain the recovery?