#HKMarketUpdate
China, HK stocks track Asia lower on Mideast, inflation concerns
May 20, 2026, 16:27 GMT+8

China and Hong Kong stocks ended lower on Wednesday, tracking broad declines across Asia on prolonged Middle East tensions and inflation concerns.
** China's blue-chip CSI300 Index 3399300 closed 0.04% lower, while the Shanghai Composite Index 000001 lost 0.2%. Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng HSI was down 0.6%.
** The CSI New Energy Index 3399808 rose 1.1% as stalled U.S.-Iran talks kept oil prices elevated.
** President Donald Trump said the United States may need to strike Iran again but suggested Iran wants a deal to end the war that has roiled markets and sent energy prices soaring.
** Semiconductor shares HH30184 rallied 4.6%, helping trim benchmark losses, with Hua Hong Semiconductor 688347 surging 19% after Yangtze Memory Technologies, the country's top flash memory chip maker, submitted its IPO tutoring registration report, marking the official start of its onshore listing process.
** Onshore financial 3399914 and property (.CSI000948) shares fell 0.9% and 2%, respectively.
** Tech majors listed in Hong Kong HHSTECH were up 0.3%, but are still down 12% this year.
** On the policy front, China left benchmark lending rates unchanged for the 12th consecutive month in May on Wednesday, in line with market expectations.
** First-quarter 2026 earnings from internet giants reported over the past week have bolstered confidence in a valuation re-rating for the MSCI China Index, prompting an upgrade of the consumer discretionary sector to "neutral" from "underweight", JP Morgan said in a note. The investment bank also reiterated its positive view on China's AI sector.

https://www.tradingview.com/news/reuters.com,2026:newsml_L1N41X0AL:0-china-hk-stocks-track-asia-lower-on-mideast-inflation-concerns/

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Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (May 20)
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/daily-debrief-what-happened-today-may-202

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#SgMarketUpdate
Singapore stocks end lower amid downbeat regional showing; STI down 0.5%

Singapore stocks ended lower on Wednesday (May 20).

The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) lost 0.5 per cent or 27.43 points to finish at 5,044.91.

Wilmar International : F34 +2.19% led the gainers on Singapore’s blue-chip index, rising 2.2 per cent or S$0.08 to end at S$3.73.

It was the worst STI performer on Tuesday, having fallen 1.6 per cent.

The biggest loser among the STI constituents on Wednesday was Yangzijiang Shipbuilding : BS6 -3.3%, which lost 3.3 per cent or S$0.13 to close at S$3.81.

The local banks all ended lower. DBS : D05 -1.13% lost 1.1 per cent or S$0.70, closing the day at S$61.30.

OCBC : O39 -0.81% fell 0.8 per cent or S$0.19 to S$23.24, and UOB : U11 -0.42% was down 0.4 per cent or S$0.16 at S$37.59.. .

Across the broader market, gainers were outnumbered by losers 258 to 344, after 1.6 billion securities worth S$2.3 billion changed hands.

Key regional indices were negative.

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index lost 0.6 per cent, Japan’s Nikkei 225 index fell 1.2 per cent, South Korea’s Kospi was down 0.9 per cent and the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI declined 0.6 per cent.

https://www.straitstimes.com/business/companies-markets/singapore-stocks-end-lower-amid-downbeat-regional-showing-sti-down-0-5

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Lowe's, Cava, Target & more

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/20/stocks-making-the-biggest-moves-premarket-low-cava-tgt.html?__source=androidappshare

Treasury yields surge, Target earnings and more: Morning Squawk

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/20/5-things-to-know-before-the-market-opens.html?__source=androidappshare

#USMarketUpdate
Dow jumps 500 points as oil and bond yields retreat:

Live updates


https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/19/stock-market-today-live-updates.html?__source=androidappshare

More car buyers are shifting to EVs — but the reasons why are nuanced

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/20/evs-car-buyers.html?__source=androidappshare

NVIDIA earnings drop today—will a blockbuster quarter push NVDA to the major $240-$245 resistance trend line? Chief Market Strategist Gareth Soloway breaks down the charts to give you the exact high-probability setups you need.

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Intel, Micron, other chip stocks extend pre-Nvidia bounce
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/article/intel-micron-and-other-semiconductor-stocks-extend-bounce-ahead-of-nvidia-earnings-114957534.html

Investors might be penalizing Nvidia for not boosting cash returns
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/article/investors-might-be-penalizing-nvidia-for-not-boosting-cash-returns-like-its-big-tech-peers-122358951.html

Nvidia earnings arrive as chip competition grows

AI heavyweight Nvidia will report its first quarter results in one of the most anticipated announcements of the earnings season.
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/article/nvidia-to-report-q1-earnings-as-chip-competition-grows-191200841.html

Oil plunges as Trump says US in 'final stages' of Iran deal

Oil prices dropped by their widest margin in a month after President Trump said talks with Iran are progressing.
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/article/oil-plunges-as-trump-says-us-is-in-final-stages-on-deal-with-iran-tankers-cross-through-hormuz-strait-162211558.html

#USMarketUpdate
S&P 500, Nasdaq rise in countdown to Nvidia earnings

Live updates

https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/live/stock-market-today-dow-sp-500-nasdaq-gain-as-oil-prices-fall-bond-sell-off-eases-222757467.html

#USMarketUpdate
Wall St climbs 1% with chip stocks rallying before Nvidia results | Reuters

SUMMARY
Indexes up: Dow 1.31%, S&P 500 1.08%, Nasdaq 1.55%
Target slides after warning of tough macro environment
Chip sector rallies in regular session; Nvidia dips in after-hours trade
Travel stocks rally as oil prices fall

May 20 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes rallied more than 1% on Wednesday, bouncing back from a three-day selloff with ​a boost in sentiment from technology and chip stocks, which rose ahead of Nvidia's quarterly results.

The report from Nvidia (NVDA.O), opens new tab - the leading artificial intelligence chipmaker and ‌the world's most highly valued company - is viewed as a window into whether the appetite for spending on AI remains strong enough to support lofty valuations across the technology sector.

Nvidia shares closed up 1.3%, but after-hours trading was volatile after the company forecast second-quarter revenue above Wall Street expectations and announced an $80 billion share buyback program.

Before the Nvidia report, the Philadelphia SE Semiconductor index (.SOX), opens new tab had rallied 4.5% with big gainers including ​Astera Labs (ALAB.O), opens new tab, up 17.7%, and ARM Holdings U.S. traded shares , up 15%.

The lack of a resolution to the U.S.-Israel war on Iran had sent U.S. indexes lower in the last three days as investors worried that elevated oil prices would boost inflation enough to lead the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates.

On Wednesday, Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson said the exchange of messages between Iran and the U.S. has continued. President Donald Trump said the U.S. was willing to wait a few days for ​the "right answer" from Iran. Earlier Trump had said negotiations with Iran were in the final stages...

Among the 11 major S&P 500 ⁠sectors, eight advanced on Wednesday with the biggest gains in consumer discretionary (.SPLRCD), opens new tab, up 2.5%. The second-biggest gainer was technology (.SPLRCT), opens new tab, which rallied 2.5%. On the flip side, energy (.SPNY), opens new tab dropped 2.6%.

Consumer staples (.SPLRCS), opens new tab slipped almost 1% with pressure from Target (TGT.N), opens new tab. Shares in the retailer sank 3.9% after it warned of a ​challenging macroeconomic backdrop even as it doubled its annual sales growth forecast. In sympathy, shares fell 2.5% in retail bellwether Walmart (WMT.O), opens new tab, which ​is due to report results ⁠on Thursday.

Falling oil prices boosted sentiment around airline stocks with Delta Air Lines (DAL.N), opens new tab, United Airlines (UAL.O), opens new tab, Southwest Airlines (LUV.N), opens new tab and Alaska Air (ALK.N), opens new tab advancing between 6% and 10%.

Cruise companies Carnival Corp (CCL.N), opens new tab and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH.N), opens new tab led the discretionary sector's percentage gains with both adding more than 8%.

Intuit (INTU.O), opens new tab shares declined 3.9% after Reuters, citing an internal memo, reported that the company is laying off about 3,000 employees.



https://www.reuters.com/business/us-stock-futures-climb-chip-stocks-rebound-ahead-nvidia-results-2026-05-20/

Wall St rises as chip stocks rally ahead of Nvidia results
https://www.straitstimes.com/business/companies-markets/wall-st-rises-as-chip-stocks-rally-ahead-of-nvidia-results