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Asian shares mostly rise on AI chip demand despite Wall Street's retreat on inflation data

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Key takeaways

  • NEW YORK (AP) — A rebound for stocks in the artificial-intelligence industry is lifting the U.S.
  • Exposed: SMH, SOXX, QQQ, TIP, AAXJ
  • Market reaction: SOXX +5.6% on the day (still updating); SMH +4.6% on the day (still updating); QQQ +2.0% on the day (still updating)

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Asian shares mostly rise on AI chip demand despite Wall Street's retreat on inflation data

NEW YORK (AP) — A rebound for stocks in the artificial-intelligence industry is lifting the U.S. market on Wednesday.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • SMH VanEck Semiconductor ETF-15.5% 30d

    VanEck Semiconductor ETF: it holds chipmakers. Linked by “chip” (semiconductors) in this story.

  • SOXX iShares Semiconductor ETF-19.8% 30d

    iShares Semiconductor ETF: it holds chipmakers. Linked by “chip” (semiconductors) in this story.

  • QQQ Invesco QQQ-9.8% 30d

    Invesco QQQ: it holds the big tech and AI names. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story.

  • TIP iShares TIPS Bond ETF+0.4% 19d

    iShares TIPS Bond ETF: it is a common hedge when prices rise. Linked by “inflation” (inflation and prices) in this story.

  • AAXJ iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF-9.1% 10d

    iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF holds stocks listed in Asia, which this story is about (“asian”).

  • BWX SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF

    SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF holds government bonds outside the US, which react to inflation and interest-rate news like this one in Asia

  • EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF-0.7% 6d

    iShares MSCI EAFE ETF is a broad fund of developed-market stocks that includes Asia

  • GOOGL Alphabet-15.6% 30d

    Alphabet (computer programming, data processing, etc.): big tech's AI spending and demand drive its shares. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
SMH+4.28%-4.14%base+4.60%after closeafter closeafter close
SOXX+2.68%-6.81%base+5.57%after closeafter closeafter close
QQQ+2.50%-2.74%base+1.99%after closeafter closeafter close
TIP+0.74%+0.94%base-0.05%after closeafter closeafter close
AAXJ+2.19%-2.15%base+0.00%after closeafter closeafter close
BWX+0.44%+0.07%base-0.63%after closeafter closeafter close
EFA+1.31%-2.38%base-0.25%after closeafter closeafter close
GOOGL+0.54%-0.95%base+1.21%after closeafter closeafter close

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

Asian shares mostly rise on AI chip demand despite Wall Street's retreat on inflation data WPLG Local 10

Source: WPLG Local 10

The price since 11 Nov 2026: Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH) versus the S&P 500

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Ishares Msci Asia Ex-Japan (AAXJ)that day0.00%still updating
Ishares Msci Asia Ex-Japan (AAXJ)three days earlier-2.15%final price
Ishares Msci Asia Ex-Japan (AAXJ)five days earlier+2.19%final price
Spdr Series Trust (BWX)that day-0.63%still updating
Spdr Series Trust (BWX)three days earlier+0.07%final price
Spdr Series Trust (BWX)five days earlier+0.44%final price
Ishares Tr (EFA)that day-0.25%still updating
Ishares Tr (EFA)three days earlier-2.38%final price
Ishares Tr (EFA)five days earlier+1.31%final price
Alphabet (GOOGL)that day+1.21%still updating
Alphabet (GOOGL)three days earlier-0.95%final price
Alphabet (GOOGL)five days earlier+0.54%final price
Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ)that day+1.99%still updating
Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ)three days earlier-2.74%final price
Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ)five days earlier+2.50%final price
Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH)that day+4.60%still updating
Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH)three days earlier-4.14%final price
Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH)five days earlier+4.28%final price
Ishares Tr (SOXX)that day+5.57%still updating
Ishares Tr (SOXX)three days earlier-6.81%final price
Ishares Tr (SOXX)five days earlier+2.68%final price
Ishares Tr (TIP)that day-0.05%still updating
Ishares Tr (TIP)three days earlier+0.94%final price
Ishares Tr (TIP)five days earlier+0.74%final price

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Who gains and who loses around Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH)

Companies carried with this story

  • SMH Vaneck Etf Trust

    In “Asian shares mostly rise on AI chip demand despite Wall Street's retreat on inflation data,” Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: VanEck Semiconductor ETF: it holds chipmakers. Linked by “chip” (semiconductors) in this story

  • SOXX Ishares Tr

    Ishares Tr (SOXX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 11 Nov 2026 story “Asian shares mostly rise on AI chip demand despite Wall Street's retreat on inflation data.” Reason on file: iShares Semiconductor ETF: it holds chipmakers. Linked by “chip” (semiconductors) in this story

  • QQQ Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1

    In “Asian shares mostly rise on AI chip demand despite Wall Street's retreat on inflation data,” Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Invesco QQQ: it holds the big tech and AI names. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story

  • TIP Ishares Tr

    In “Asian shares mostly rise on AI chip demand despite Wall Street's retreat on inflation data,” Ishares Tr (TIP) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares TIPS Bond ETF: it is a common hedge when prices rise. Linked by “inflation” (inflation and prices) in this story

  • AAXJ Ishares Msci Asia Ex-Japan

    For “Asian shares mostly rise on AI chip demand despite Wall Street's retreat on inflation data,” Ishares Msci Asia Ex-Japan (AAXJ) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF holds stocks listed in Asia, which this story is about (“asian”)

  • BWX Spdr Series Trust

    Spdr Series Trust (BWX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 11 Nov 2026 story “Asian shares mostly rise on AI chip demand despite Wall Street's retreat on inflation data.” Reason on file: SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF holds government bonds outside the US, which react to inflation and interest-rate news like this one in Asia

  • EFA Ishares Tr

    In “Asian shares mostly rise on AI chip demand despite Wall Street's retreat on inflation data,” Ishares Tr (EFA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares MSCI EAFE ETF is a broad fund of developed-market stocks that includes Asia

  • GOOGL Alphabet

    Alphabet (GOOGL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 11 Nov 2026 story “Asian shares mostly rise on AI chip demand despite Wall Street's retreat on inflation data.” Reason on file: Alphabet (computer programming, data processing, etc.): big tech's AI spending and demand drive its shares. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story

Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH)

Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH) is the company in “Asian shares mostly rise on AI chip demand despite Wall Street's retreat on inflation data,” the 11 Nov 2026 this story story.

The link for Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH) is this: VanEck Semiconductor ETF: it holds chipmakers. Linked by “chip” (semiconductors) in this story

Also listed, Ishares Tr (SOXX): iShares Semiconductor ETF: it holds chipmakers. Linked by “chip” (semiconductors) in this story

Price levels for Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH)

QQQ traded between 680.34 and 757.18 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 685.32. SMH traded between 506.51 and 639.33 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 508.07. SOXX traded between 452.10 and 596.35 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 453.73.

How strong the case is around Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH)

100 out of 100Price not final

“Asian shares mostly rise on AI chip demand despite Wall Street's retreat on inflation data” scores 100 out of 100. The score uses 12 sources, and 8 linked companies. The price is not final yet.