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  "id": 3428611,
  "title": "Asian stocks rebound as oil slides, Nvidia earnings loom; Thai rate decision due",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/asian-stocks-rebound-as-oil-slides-nvidia-earnings-loom-thai-rate",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-26T04:53:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/asian-stocks-rebound-as-oil-slides-nvidia-earnings-loom-thai-rate-decision-due-4876256"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Asian markets experienced a rebound on Wednesday as oil prices declined, alleviating inflation worries and aiding technology shares ahead of Nvidia's earnings announcement. Wall Street closed higher overnight, with technology stocks gaining following Nvidia's results. U.S. equity futures showed minimal change in Asian trading, with S&P 500 Futures down slightly and Nasdaq 100 Futures unchanged as investors awaited Nvidia's results and PCE inflation data. The MSCI AC Asia Pacific index rose about 1%, with South Korean KOSPI up 2.1% and Japan's Nikkei 225 gaining 0.8%. The TOPIX also climbed 0.5%, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng increased 0.7%, CSI 300 advanced 1.1%, and Shanghai Composite rose 0.7%. South Korean memory-chip firms led the rally, with SK Hynix up 2.8% and Samsung Electronics gaining 3.11%. Nvidia, which had lost seven consecutive sessions, rebounded on Wall Street ahead of its earnings release, expected to report revenue around $92 billion. Investors are focusing on whether AI infrastructure spending is yielding sufficient returns. In other tech news, Largan Precision surged 9.97%, Sony gained 1.8%, and TDK rose 0.3% in Japan. Chinese tech shares also performed well, with SMIC up 4.4%, Xiaomi up 4.3%, Meituan 2.2%, Tencent 1%, Baidu 1.4%, and Alibaba 1.5%. Cambricon and NAURA also made gains. Meanwhile, Australian consumer prices rose more than expected in July, raising the likelihood of a Reserve Bank of Australia interest rate hike in September. The S&P/ASX 200 underperformed regional markets, and the Australian dollar strengthened. Investors are also eagerly awaiting Thailand's central bank decision on Wednesday, anticipating a likely decision to keep the benchmark rate unchanged at 1%.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Straits Times Business",
        "title": "Asian stocks edge higher as oil drops on fresh Mid-East hopes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/asian-stocks-edge-higher-as-oil-drops-on-fresh-mid-east-hopes",
        "published": "2026-08-26T02:55:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Asian markets breathe easier as oil slides — but Nvidia and US inflation loom",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/asian-markets-breathe-easier-as-oil-slides-but-nvidia-and-us",
        "published": "2026-08-26T02:57:23.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}