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27 August 2026World Markets

Asian stocks rise for a third straight day after Nvidia results

Asian equities advanced as Nvidia's strong results boosted technology-sector confidence.

MSCI's Asia-Pacific index excluding Japan rose around 0.7%, while South Korea's KOSPI gained 1.5% and Taiwan shares rose 0.9%.

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  1. 1MSCI Asia ex-Japan +0.7%
  2. 2KOSPI +1.5%
  3. 3Taiwan +0.9%
  4. 4Nvidia boost

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MSCI's Asia-Pacific index excluding Japan rose around 0.7%, while South Korea's KOSPI gained 1.5% and Taiwan shares rose 0.9%.