Trade AI Forecast October 13, 2026 | Semiconductor stocks plunge, corporate prices growth slows

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In Asia markets on the 13th, semiconductor stocks stood out for their declines.

Another focus is the September Producer Price Index (prices of goods traded between businesses) announced by the Bank of Japan.

Asian semiconductor stocks slump as CXMT in China announces new memory

China's memory maker CXMT announced progress in the design of a new DRAM (a semiconductor that temporarily stores data).AnnouncementIt has not yet been confirmed whether mass production can be reliably achieved. Still, concerns about intensified competition grew, and Korea's KOSPI (Korea's representative stock index) closed atabout 5.5% lower at 6,035.34and the Nikkei平均 declinedabout 1.8% to 67,777.52yen.

↑ Rising factors ↑Samsung Electronics on the 8th indicated that operating profit for July-September isexpected to reach a record 107.4 trillion wonaccording to a flash report. Strong earnings tend to support stock prices.

↓ Falling factors ↓Concerns about intensified competition and AI investment. If memory supply increases, prices may fall and profits may shrink.

September corporate goods price up 6.8%, growth eased but remained high

The Bank of Japan announced on the 13th that the domestic corporate goods price index for September rose year over year by6.8%surpassing private forecasts of 7.6% but remaining at a high level.Import prices in yen rose by 24.5%.

↑ Rising factors ↑High import prices. When the cost of imported goods stays elevated, it easily spreads to domestic prices.

↓ Falling factors ↓A decline in rice prices and an increase in government subsidies are said to have curbed the growth.

Summary

Next focus is September's U.S. CPI (Consumer Price Index, indicating how prices rise).To be released on the 14th at 21:30 Japan time.

The slowdown in price growth could be a factor for the Bank of Japan not to rush rate hikes, but the persistence of high import prices is a warning signal. The outlook is a directionless, choppy trend.

Disclaimer: Trade AI Forecast organizes publicly available information and its market impact into an outlook and is not investment advice. It does not guarantee price movements.