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China optical stocks rally as Microsoft challenges proposed U.S. import curbs

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Key takeaways

  • Investing.com -- Chinese optical communications stocks rallied on Wednesday, with several Hong Kong and mainland listings reaching their highest levels since early November, as investors weighed the implications of a potential U.S.
  • Exposed: DIA, QQQ, FXI, BABA, NTES
  • Market reaction: QQQ +2.0% on the day (still updating); DIA −0.2% on the day (still updating); NTES −4.4% on the day (still updating)

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China optical stocks rally as Microsoft challenges proposed U.S. import curbs

Investing.com -- Chinese optical communications stocks rallied on Wednesday, with several Hong Kong and mainland listings reaching their highest levels since early November, as investors weighed the implications of a potential U.S. restriction on Chinese data-centre equipment

Directly affected

  • MSFT Microsoft+4.0% 30d

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • DIA SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF+0.2% 16d

    SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “stocks” (the broad US market) in this story.

  • QQQ Invesco QQQ-9.8% 30d

    Invesco QQQ: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “stocks” (the broad US market) in this story.

  • FXI iShares China Large-Cap ETF-3.4% 30d

    iShares China Large-Cap ETF holds stocks listed in China, which this story is about (“china”).

  • EWH iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF-3.1% 30d

    iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF holds stocks listed in Hong Kong, which this story is about (“hong kong”).

  • BABA Alibaba Group Holding-8.2% 10d

    Alibaba Group Holding (business services) is one of the largest China-based companies traded in the US, so news about China (“china”) reaches its shares.

  • NTES NetEase

    NetEase (prepackaged software) is one of the largest China-based companies traded in the US, so news about China (“china”) reaches its shares.

  • JD JD.com+1.7% 6d

    JD.com (retail stores) is one of the largest China-based companies traded in the US, so news about China (“china”) reaches its shares.

  • BIDU Baidu-10.7% 18d

    Baidu (computer programming, data processing, etc.) is one of the largest China-based companies traded in the US, so news about China (“china”) reaches its shares.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
MSFT+4.29%-0.49%base-2.16%after closeafter closeafter close
DIA+2.15%-1.84%base-0.22%after closeafter closeafter close
QQQ+2.50%-2.74%base+1.99%after closeafter closeafter close
FXI+0.49%+1.53%base-1.35%after closeafter closeafter close
EWH+0.67%+0.28%base-0.62%after closeafter closeafter close
BABA+2.57%+6.58%base-1.13%after closeafter closeafter close
NTES-5.28%+1.12%base-4.42%after closeafter closeafter close
JD-1.89%+3.01%base-1.79%after closeafter closeafter close
BIDU+1.00%+2.82%base+0.83%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.

China optical stocks rally as Microsoft challenges proposed U.S. import curbs Yahoo Finance Singapore

Source: Yahoo Finance

Price since this story was published: Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA)

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Alibaba Group Holding (BABA)that day-1.13%still updating
Alibaba Group Holding (BABA)three days earlier+6.58%final price
Alibaba Group Holding (BABA)five days earlier+2.57%final price
Baidu (BIDU)that day+0.83%still updating
Baidu (BIDU)three days earlier+2.82%final price
Baidu (BIDU)five days earlier+1.00%final price
Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA)that day-0.22%still updating
Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA)three days earlier-1.84%final price
Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA)five days earlier+2.15%final price
EWHthat day-0.62%still updating
EWHthree days earlier+0.28%final price
EWHfive days earlier+0.67%final price
Ishares China Large-Cap Etf (FXI)that day-1.35%still updating
Ishares China Large-Cap Etf (FXI)three days earlier+1.53%final price
Ishares China Large-Cap Etf (FXI)five days earlier+0.49%final price
JD.com (JD)that day-1.79%still updating
JD.com (JD)three days earlier+3.01%final price
JD.com (JD)five days earlier-1.89%final price
MSFTthat day-2.16%still updating
MSFTthree days earlier-0.49%final price
MSFTfive days earlier+4.29%final price
NetEase (NTES)that day-4.42%still updating
NetEase (NTES)three days earlier+1.12%final price
NetEase (NTES)five days earlier-5.28%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

Congressional stock trades in Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA)

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Who gains and who loses around Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA)

Companies mentioned with this story

  • DIA Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust

    Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 11 Nov 2026 story “China optical stocks rally as Microsoft challenges proposed U.S. import curbs.” Reason on file: SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “stocks” (the broad US market) in this story

  • QQQ Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1

    Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 11 Nov 2026 story “China optical stocks rally as Microsoft challenges proposed U.S. import curbs.” Reason on file: Invesco QQQ: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “stocks” (the broad US market) in this story

  • FXI Ishares China Large-Cap Etf

    Ishares China Large-Cap Etf (FXI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 11 Nov 2026 story “China optical stocks rally as Microsoft challenges proposed U.S. import curbs.” Reason on file: iShares China Large-Cap ETF holds stocks listed in China, which this story is about (“china”)

  • BABA Alibaba Group Holding

    In “China optical stocks rally as Microsoft challenges proposed U.S. import curbs,” Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Alibaba Group Holding (business services) is one of the largest China-based companies traded in the US, so news about China (“china”) reaches its shares

  • NTES NetEase

    In “China optical stocks rally as Microsoft challenges proposed U.S. import curbs,” NetEase (NTES) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: NetEase (prepackaged software) is one of the largest China-based companies traded in the US, so news about China (“china”) reaches its shares

  • JD JD.com

    For “China optical stocks rally as Microsoft challenges proposed U.S. import curbs,” JD.com (JD) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: JD.com (retail stores) is one of the largest China-based companies traded in the US, so news about China (“china”) reaches its shares

  • BIDU Baidu

    In “China optical stocks rally as Microsoft challenges proposed U.S. import curbs,” Baidu (BIDU) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Baidu (computer programming, data processing, etc.) is one of the largest China-based companies traded in the US, so news about China (“china”) reaches its shares

Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA)

Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA) is the company in “China optical stocks rally as Microsoft challenges proposed U.S. import curbs,” the 11 Nov 2026 this story story.

What ties Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA) to the headline is this: SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “stocks” (the broad US market) in this story

Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is here too. Its reason reads: Invesco QQQ: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “stocks” (the broad US market) in this story

Dates and price levels for Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA)

DIA traded between 504.92 and 522.62 across 13 sessions. The latest close on file is 515.65. FXI traded between 32.14 and 34.36 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 33.21. QQQ traded between 680.34 and 757.18 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 685.32.

What the saved facts support for Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA)

62 out of 100Price not final

“China optical stocks rally as Microsoft challenges proposed U.S. import curbs” scores 62 out of 100. The score uses 3 sources, and 7 linked companies. The price is not final yet.