E Fund Asia Semiconductor ETF (03486) soared over 8% to hit a record high. The ETF tracks the Solactive Asia Semiconductor Select Index, covering 30 leading Asian semiconductor companies such as SK Hynix, TSMC, SMIC, and Hua Hong Semiconductor, spanning chip design, manufacturing, testing, equipment, materials, and other core areas. As of the time of writing, it increased by 8.16%, reaching 20.54 Hong Kong dollars, with a market value of 249.239 million Hong Kong dollars. On the news front, the performance of global semiconductor leaders mostly exceeded expectations, with the industry remaining highly prosperous. Last night, the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index surged by over 4%; in the South Korean stock market, semiconductor leaders once again surged, with Samsung Electronics rising by as much as 16%, SK Hynix by over 10%, both hitting historical highs. In addition, the semiconductor sector in the Hong Kong and A-share markets also saw strong gains today. Goldman Sachs has a positive outlook on the semiconductor industry in a previous research report, expecting a surge in demand for AI-related products to further drive the sector's growth. Institutional investors are also shifting funds from software and internet platforms to the semiconductor hardware industry chain.