Asian stocks today, June 25 -- Asian markets moved higher on Thursday, 25 June, alongside US equity futures after Micron Technology's stronger-than-expected sales forecast rekindled investor optimism around the artificial intelligence theme.

South Korea's Kospi surged over 5% at the open, while the small-cap Kosdaq advanced 1.32%.

Meanwhile, the broader MSCI Asia Pacific Index jumped more than 1%.

Among major gainers, SK Hynix jumped more than 10%, while Samsung Electronics climbed around 5%, prompting South Korean authorities to activate the Sidecar market-stabilization mechanism.

Elsewhere, Japan's Nikkei 225 rose 1.28%, and the broader Topix index gained 0.76%. In contrast, Australia's S&P/ASX 200 edged slightly lower in early trad...