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Stock Market Today (Nov. 9, 2026): Nasdaq futures climb as Wall Street watches AI stocks

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Covered by 2 outlets: Yahoo Finance, TheStreet.

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Key takeaways

  • Nvidia shares fall as chipmaker investigates reports linking CEO Jensen Huang to a Chinese spy.
  • Exposed: QQQ, AIQ, MSFT, GOOGL, AMZN
  • Market reaction: QQQ +3.8% on the day; AIQ +3.3% on the day; META +4.7% on the day (still updating)

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Stock Market Today (Nov. 9, 2026): Nasdaq futures climb as Wall Street watches AI stocks

Nvidia shares fall as chipmaker investigates reports linking CEO Jensen Huang to a Chinese spy.

Directly affected

  • NVDA Nvidia-8.4% 30d

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • SMH VanEck Semiconductor ETF-16.4% 30d

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

  • SOXX iShares Semiconductor ETF-20.8% 30d

    iShares Semiconductor ETF: it holds chipmakers. Linked by “chipmaker” (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.

  • FXI iShares China Large-Cap ETF-5.1% 30d

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

  • MSFT Microsoft+4.1% 30d

    Microsoft (prepackaged software): big tech's AI spending and demand drive its shares. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story.

  • 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.

  • ASML ASML Holding N.V-9.0% 12d

    ASML Holding N.V (special industry machinery): chip demand, export rules and supply drive chipmakers' shares. Linked by “chipmaker” (semiconductors) in this story.

  • TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing-9.5% 30d

    Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (semiconductors and related devices): chip demand, export rules and supply drive chipmakers' shares. Linked by “chipmaker” (semiconductors) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
NVDA+8.30%+7.21%base-4.60%after closeafter closeafter close
SMH+9.57%+8.79%base+5.09%after closeafter closeafter close
SOXX+10.81%+10.19%base+7.55%after closeafter closeafter close
QQQ+3.80%+5.39%base+3.80%after closeafter closeafter close
FXI-4.96%-1.02%base-0.84%after closeafter closeafter close
MSFT-4.44%+4.80%base+3.24%after closeafter closeafter close
GOOGL-1.99%+1.50%base+1.20%after closeafter closeafter close
ASML+7.09%+5.03%base+6.21%after closeafter closeafter close
TSM+6.26%+5.43%base+3.61%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.

Stock Market Today (Nov. 9, 2026): Nasdaq futures climb as Wall Street watches AI stocks Yahoo Finance

Source: Yahoo Finance

Price since this story was published: Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ)

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
ASMLthat day+6.21%final price
ASMLthree days earlier+5.03%final price
ASMLfive days earlier+7.09%final price
FXIthat day-0.84%final price
FXIthree days earlier-1.02%final price
FXIfive days earlier-4.96%final price
Alphabet (GOOGL)that day+1.20%final price
Alphabet (GOOGL)three days earlier+1.50%final price
Alphabet (GOOGL)five days earlier-1.99%final price
Microsoft (MSFT)that day+3.24%final price
Microsoft (MSFT)three days earlier+4.80%final price
Microsoft (MSFT)five days earlier-4.44%final price
NVDAthat day-4.60%final price
NVDAthree days earlier+7.21%final price
NVDAfive days earlier+8.30%final price
Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ)that day+3.80%final price
Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ)three days earlier+5.39%final price
Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ)five days earlier+3.80%final price
SMHthat day+5.09%final price
SMHthree days earlier+8.79%final price
SMHfive days earlier+9.57%final price
SOXXthat day+7.55%final price
SOXXthree days earlier+10.19%final price
SOXXfive days earlier+10.81%final price
TSMthat day+3.61%final price
TSMthree days earlier+5.43%final price
TSMfive days earlier+6.26%final price

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Who gains and who loses around Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ)

Companies tied to this story

  • QQQ Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1

    Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 9 Nov 2026 story “Stock Market Today (Nov. 9, 2026): Nasdaq futures climb as Wall Street watches AI stocks.” Reason on file: Invesco QQQ: it holds the big tech and AI names. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story

  • AIQ Global X Fds

    Global X Fds (AIQ) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 9 Nov 2026 story “Stock Market Today (Nov. 9, 2026): Nasdaq futures climb as Wall Street watches AI stocks.” Reason on file: Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF: it holds the big tech and AI names. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story

  • MSFT Microsoft

    Microsoft (MSFT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 9 Nov 2026 story “Stock Market Today (Nov. 9, 2026): Nasdaq futures climb as Wall Street watches AI stocks.” Reason on file: Microsoft (prepackaged software): big tech's AI spending and demand drive its shares. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story

  • GOOGL Alphabet

    In “Stock Market Today (Nov. 9, 2026): Nasdaq futures climb as Wall Street watches AI stocks,” Alphabet (GOOGL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. 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

  • AMZN Amazon Com

    In “Stock Market Today (Nov. 9, 2026): Nasdaq futures climb as Wall Street watches AI stocks,” Amazon Com (AMZN) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Amazon.com (catalog and mail-order houses): big tech's AI spending and demand drive its shares. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story

  • META Meta Platforms

    Meta Platforms (META) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 9 Nov 2026 story “Stock Market Today (Nov. 9, 2026): Nasdaq futures climb as Wall Street watches AI stocks.” Reason on file: Meta Platforms (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

Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ)

On 9 Nov 2026, “Stock Market Today (Nov. 9, 2026): Nasdaq futures climb as Wall Street watches AI stocks” is the story that connects Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) to this story.

For Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ), the reason on file says Invesco QQQ: it holds the big tech and AI names. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story

A second company, Global X Fds (AIQ), is listed for a different reason: Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF: it holds the big tech and AI names. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story

The price range for Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ), and the dates in the story

AIQ traded between 61.70 and 67.40 across 11 sessions. The latest close on file is 62.94. MSFT traded between 505.00 and 559.14 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 530.45. QQQ traded between 680.34 and 757.18 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 685.32.

How strong the case is around Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ)

54 out of 100

“Stock Market Today (Nov. 9, 2026): Nasdaq futures climb as Wall Street watches AI stocks” scores 54 out of 100. The score uses 2 sources, and 6 linked companies.