{"id":129462,"title":"What happened overnight – Thursday 20th November 2025","publisher":"Share Talk","author":"sharetalk","published":"2025-11-20T08:51:19+00:00","modified":"2025-11-20T08:51:19+00:00","canonical_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/what-happened-overnight-thursday-20th-november-2025/","markdown_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/what-happened-overnight-thursday-20th-november-2025.md","json_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/what-happened-overnight-thursday-20th-november-2025.json","category":"Blogs","categories":["Blogs","Technology","Technology, Media & Telecoms"],"tags":["AI-focused","Asia","Asia-Pacific index","Asian market","Asian markets","Asian trading","Bank of England","Bank of Japan","Bank of New York","Beijing","bond market","Brent Crude","china","chips","currency","Dow Jones","European Union","Federal Reserve","Hong kong","India","Jakarta","Japan","JP Morgan","Manila","Nikkei","Nvidia","Russia","semiconductor","Sensex","Seoul","shanghai","Shenzhen Composite Index","Singapore","South Korea","Sydney","Taipei","Treasury yields","U.S. bond market","U.S. dollar","U.S. stocks","U.S. Treasury","US dollar","US recession","US treasuries","USA","Wall Street","Wellington","White House"],"featured_image":"https://i0.wp.com/www.share-talk.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/overnight-1-1.webp?fit=750%2C406&quality=80&ssl=1","format":"news","language":"en-GB","content":"**Asian markets surge as Nvidia earnings reignite AI rally**\n\nAsian shares jumped sharply after Nvidia smashed expectations with its latest quarterly results, easing fears that the relentless AI-driven stock rally may have run too far, too fast.\n\nJapan led the charge. The **Nikkei 225** surged as much as **4.2pc** during the session before closing up **2.7pc at 49,823.94**, fuelled by strong gains in technology stocks.\n\nSouth Korea’s **Kospi** climbed **3pc to 4,047.57**, buoyed by Nvidia’s blockbuster performance, which showed quarterly revenues of **$57bn (£43.6bn)** — well above Wall Street forecasts.**Samsung** jumped **6.1pc**, while memory chip giant **SK Hynix** rose **3.5pc**.\n\nGains were more subdued in China. **Hong Kong’s Hang Seng** edged **0.1pc higher to 25,867.87**, and the **Shanghai Composite** added **0.4pc to 3,961.71**. Taiwan still joined the rally, with the **Taiex up 3.2pc**.\n\nAustralia’s **S&P/ASX 200** rose **1.2pc to 8,546.10**, also lifted by strength in tech shares.\n\nThe rebound follows another volatile session on Wall Street on Wednesday as investors waited nervously for Nvidia’s results. The **S&P 500** snapped a four-day losing streak, rising **0.38pc to 6,642.16**, while the **Nasdaq Composite** gained **0.56pc to 24,640.52**, driven by renewed confidence in tech. The **Dow Jones Industrial Average** nudged **0.1pc higher to 46,138.77**."}