Asia stocks roar back as Taiwan jumps 6%, Nvidia probe rattles AI trade

Asian equities rallied strongly, with Taiwan's benchmark index jumping roughly 6%, even as a reported regulatory probe into Nvidia weighed on sentiment around the artificial intelligence trade. The divergence reflects a transmission channel running through semiconductor supply chains: Taiwan's market is heavily weighted toward chipmakers that manufacture for Nvidia and other AI hardware buyers, so a rebound in that cluster lifts the index even when the U.S. name at the center of the AI demand story faces scrutiny. Nvidia itself is the most directly exposed asset, since an antitrust or regulatory inquiry raises questions about future pricing power and market share in data-center accelerators, while Taiwanese foundry and packaging names carry more exposure to volume expectations than to any single probe outcome. Traders should watch the next U.S. session for whether Nvidia's share price holds its reaction to the probe headline, and whether semiconductor order and capacity commentary from Taiwanese suppliers confirms that AI spending demand remains intact.

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