August 27, 2026 8:18 AM

Asian stocks rise for third day as Nvidia beats

Stocks rose at the start of the Asia-Pacific trading session on Thursday as Nvidia's latest earningsreport beat estimates, lifting tech hardware manufacturers and reviving investor confidence after data overnight showed that the Federal Reserve's preferred U.S. inflation measure is still running hot. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares excluding Japan was up 0.7%, on track to extend gains into a third consecutive day after Nvidia reported that its quarterly revenue more than doubled an...