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A person walks in front of an electronic stock chart board showing Japan's Nikkei index at a securities firm Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, in Tokyo.

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Asian shares mostly rise after AI leads rally on Wall Street

Asian shares mostly rise after AI leads rally on Wall Street

Asian shares are mostly higher, as global market optimism continued on prospects for AI stocks and the semiconductor sector. Benchmarks rose in early Thursday trading in Tokyo, Seoul, Hong Kong and Shanghai, while slipping in Sydney. Asian regional sentiments received a boost from the overnight performance of Wall Street, which finished just shy of a record. Several AI stocks reported better growth for the spring than analysts expected, while a report showed inflation across the United States was slightly less bad last month. The S&P 500 added 0.3%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell less than 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.5%.