Overview

• The S&P 500 rose 0.58% to 6,753.72 and the Nasdaq gained 1.12% to 23,043.38, setting new closing highs.
• Nvidia climbed 2.20% after its CEO reported stronger chip demand, while AMD jumped 11.37%.
• Fed minutes revealed internal splits with a majority favoring more easing this year, while the government shutdown stretched into an eighth day.
• Japan’s Nikkei advanced 1.77% to a record 48,580.44 as SoftBank rallied after announcing the purchase of ABB’s robotics business.
• Hong Kong’s Hang Seng slipped 0.29% as HSBC fell on a bid to buy the shares it does not own in Hang Seng Bank, which surged.