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World shares are mixed as Nvidia's troubles weigh on AI stocks

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Key takeaways

  • TOKYO (AP) — World shares were mixed on Thursday as concerns over leadership at chipmaker Nvidia weighed on artificial intelligence -related stocks.
  • Exposed: SMH, SOXX, QQQ, MSFT, GOOGL
  • Market reaction: SMH −1.0% on the day; SOXX −0.3% on the day; AVGO +5.4% on the day

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World shares are mixed as Nvidia's troubles weigh on AI stocks

TOKYO (AP) — World shares were mixed on Thursday as concerns over leadership at chipmaker Nvidia weighed on artificial intelligence -related stocks.

Directly affected

  • NVDA Nvidia-8.2% 30d

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • SMH VanEck Semiconductor ETF-16.2% 30d

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

  • SOXX iShares Semiconductor ETF-20.7% 30d

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

  • EWJ iShares MSCI Japan ETF-0.6% 13d

    iShares MSCI Japan ETF holds stocks listed in Japan, which this story is about (“tokyo”).

  • ASML ASML Holding N.V-13.3% 10d

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

  • TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing-10.2% 30d

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

  • MSFT Microsoft+1.6% 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-16.0% 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
NVDA+4.45%+2.76%base-4.48%after closeafter closeafter close
SMH-12.00%-3.92%base-1.04%after closeafter closeafter close
SOXX-15.74%-5.53%base-0.29%after closeafter closeafter close
QQQ-6.13%-1.68%base-0.32%after closeafter closeafter close
EWJ-4.13%-0.69%base-0.68%after closeafter closeafter close
ASML-11.40%-1.39%base-2.42%after closeafter closeafter close
TSM-14.72%-5.94%base-1.86%after closeafter closeafter close
MSFT+3.01%+4.72%base+0.46%after closeafter closeafter close
GOOGL-3.71%-1.84%base+1.75%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.

World shares are mixed as Nvidia's troubles weigh on AI stocks WPLG Local 10

Source: WPLG Local 10

Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH) since this story, compared with the market

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
ASMLthat day-2.42%final price
ASMLthree days earlier-1.39%final price
ASMLfive days earlier-11.40%final price
EWJthat day-0.68%final price
EWJthree days earlier-0.69%final price
EWJfive days earlier-4.13%final price
Alphabet (GOOGL)that day+1.75%final price
Alphabet (GOOGL)three days earlier-1.84%final price
Alphabet (GOOGL)five days earlier-3.71%final price
Microsoft (MSFT)that day+0.46%final price
Microsoft (MSFT)three days earlier+4.72%final price
Microsoft (MSFT)five days earlier+3.01%final price
NVDAthat day-4.48%final price
NVDAthree days earlier+2.76%final price
NVDAfive days earlier+4.45%final price
Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ)that day-0.32%final price
Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ)three days earlier-1.68%final price
Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ)five days earlier-6.13%final price
Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH)that day-1.04%final price
Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH)three days earlier-3.92%final price
Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH)five days earlier-12.00%final price
Ishares Tr (SOXX)that day-0.29%final price
Ishares Tr (SOXX)three days earlier-5.53%final price
Ishares Tr (SOXX)five days earlier-15.74%final price
TSMthat day-1.86%final price
TSMthree days earlier-5.94%final price
TSMfive days earlier-14.72%final price

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

Companies tied to this story

  • SMH Vaneck Etf Trust

    Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Nov 2026 story “World shares are mixed as Nvidia's troubles weigh on AI stocks.” Reason on file: VanEck Semiconductor ETF: it holds chipmakers. Linked by “nvidia” (semiconductors) in this story

  • SOXX Ishares Tr

    For “World shares are mixed as Nvidia's troubles weigh on AI stocks,” Ishares Tr (SOXX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares Semiconductor ETF: it holds chipmakers. Linked by “nvidia” (semiconductors) 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 12 Nov 2026 story “World shares are mixed as Nvidia's troubles weigh on 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

  • MSFT Microsoft

    Microsoft (MSFT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Nov 2026 story “World shares are mixed as Nvidia's troubles weigh on 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

    For “World shares are mixed as Nvidia's troubles weigh on 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

    For “World shares are mixed as Nvidia's troubles weigh on 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 12 Nov 2026 story “World shares are mixed as Nvidia's troubles weigh on 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

  • AVGO Broadcom

    Broadcom (AVGO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Nov 2026 story “World shares are mixed as Nvidia's troubles weigh on AI stocks.” Reason on file: Broadcom (semiconductors and related devices): chip demand, export rules and supply drive chipmakers' shares. Linked by “nvidia” (semiconductors) in this story

Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH)

The 12 Nov 2026 story “World shares are mixed as Nvidia's troubles weigh on AI stocks” names Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH) because of this story.

What ties Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH) to the headline is this: VanEck Semiconductor ETF: it holds chipmakers. Linked by “nvidia” (semiconductors) in this story

Ishares Tr (SOXX) is here too. Its reason reads: iShares Semiconductor ETF: it holds chipmakers. Linked by “nvidia” (semiconductors) in this story

Dates and 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.

A simple score for Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH)

100 out of 100

“World shares are mixed as Nvidia's troubles weigh on AI stocks” scores 100 out of 100. The score uses 9 sources, and 8 linked companies.