WEDNESDAY 5/27/15; NIKK and SSEC Record Highs; G7 Meeting Begins; TOL; KORS; TIF; DSW; Greece Deal Rumor Creates Europe and US Stock Rally; Semiconductor Rally; COMPQ All-Time Record High; PANW

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Asia indexes end mixed with Japan and China higher. The NIKK gains +0.2% to 20473 another record 15-year high. BOJ meeting minutes show concern remaining over the +2% inflation goal. The SPASX200 is down -0.8%. Fortescue Metals retraces -2% after the big +11% up day. The weakness in commodity stocks sends the Aussie broad market lower.

KOSPI -1.7%. Former Fed Chairman paints a rosy picture from a forum in Seoul, South Korea, proclaiming that China will not experience a hard economic landing. Bernanke says 



















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 PANW earnings are better than expected. Palo Alto Networks comments on the CirroSecure acquisition and PANW trades flat to marginally higher. TEVA discloses a 1.4% stake in MYL and both trade higher on the news. Chip maker ADI trades down -1% on news of insider selling; vice president John Hassett sells 10K shares.