{"slug": "global-shares-mostly-rise-after-buying-of-ai-related-shares-and-oil-prices-fall", "title": "Global shares mostly rise after buying of AI-related shares and oil prices fall", "summary": "Global shares mostly rose on Thursday, led by gains in AI-related stocks, with South Korea's Kospi jumping 3.6% and Japan's Nikkei 225 advancing 1.2%, after several AI companies reported better-than-expected earnings and U.S. inflation data matched forecasts. Oil prices fell, with benchmark U.S. crude slipping $1.18 to $82.08 a barrel and Brent crude falling $1.17 to $87.81 a barrel.", "body_md": "TOKYO (AP) — Global shares were mostly higher on Thursday, powered by gains for AI-related stocks including computer chips.\n\nFrance's CAC 40 edged up 0.1% in early trading to 8,685.40, while the German DAX added 0.4% to 26,445.93. Britain's FTSE 100 shed 0.4% to 10,791.07.\n\nU.S. shares were set to drift moderately higher with Dow futures up nearly 0.1% at 53,921.00. S&P 500 futures rose nearly 0.1% to 7,775.25.\n\nEarlier in Asia, Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 advanced 1.2% to finish at 68,308.59.\n\nIn South Korea, the Kospi jumped 3.6%, climbing to 6,813.34, as shares in Samsung Electronics surged 4.9%. Computer chipmaker SK Hynix jumped 9%.\n\nHong Kong's Hang Seng declined 0.2% to 25,378.14, while the Shanghai Composite index fell 0.5% to 3,926.96. In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.2% to 9,188.50.\n\nOn Wednesday, several AI-related companies reported better earnings for the spring than analysts expected, while a report showed [inflation across the United States](https://apnews.com/article/consumer-prices-inflation-fed-interest-rates-150e179a6c6b3182ba05cedf0188394b) was in line with forecasts for a slight improvement.\n\nAnalysts say investors are starting to study which AI stocks to play, instead of getting drawn in by the whole sector.\n\nAI stocks recently have been on a [roller-coaster ride,](https://apnews.com/article/stock-markets-rates-korea-ai-oil-e31b3a442bcb957a53f1823ef21e73e8) surging to records and then coming under pressure on worries that they have shot too high. Investors want to see big spenders on AI prove their investments are yielding enough in profits and productivity to make them worth it. That in turn could lead to sustained demand for chips and other AI infrastructure.\n\nIn other dealings early Thursday, benchmark U.S. crude slipped $1.18 to $82.08 a barrel. Brent crude, the international standard, fell $1.17 to $87.81 a barrel.\n\nIn currency trading, the U.S. dollar fell to 159.37 Japanese yen from 159.42 yen. The euro cost $1.1526, down slightly from $1.1527. Foreign exchange fluctuations have been in focus after the U.S. and Japan recently jointly intervened to prop up the yen. Although the dollar has fallen slightly against the yen, it still remains above 150 yen.\n\n___\n\nYuri Kageyama is on Threads: [https://www.threads.com/@yurikageyama](https://www.threads.com/@yurikageyama)\n\nYuri Kageyama, The Associated Press", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/global-shares-mostly-rise-after-buying-of-ai-related-shares-and-oil-prices-fall", "canonical_source": "https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/asian-shares-mostly-rise-buying-053040393.html", "published_at": "2026-08-13 08:39:20+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-13 09:09:35.781437+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["Samsung Electronics", "SK Hynix", "Nikkei 225", "Kospi", "CAC 40", "DAX", "FTSE 100", "Dow Jones Industrial Average"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/global-shares-mostly-rise-after-buying-of-ai-related-shares-and-oil-prices-fall", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/global-shares-mostly-rise-after-buying-of-ai-related-shares-and-oil-prices-fall.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/global-shares-mostly-rise-after-buying-of-ai-related-shares-and-oil-prices-fall.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/global-shares-mostly-rise-after-buying-of-ai-related-shares-and-oil-prices-fall.jsonld"}}