Asian stocks today: Nikkei 225, Kospi rise up to 2% as crude oil prices fall, chip stocks rebound

Asian markets traded mixed on Monday with Japan's Nikkei 225 climbing 1.85 percent and South Korea's Kospi rising 2.11 percent, while Australia's S&P/ASX 200 declined 0.58 percent. Chip stocks rebounded while investor sentiment remained cautious ahead of major technology earnings from Tesla, Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta, Apple, and Amazon. Geopolitical tensions in West Asia including US strikes on Iranian targets, Houthi threats to Red Sea shipping, and new US tariffs on Canadian imports added to market uncertainty.