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US equity markets settled narrowly mixed as investors eyed quarterly results from mega-capitalisation technology companies after the closing bell and the Federal Reserve’s first interest rate decision of 2026 - Dow inched +12-points or +0.02% higher Nvidia Corp rose +1.59% and was the leading performer in the 30-stock index after The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported that China's government has given clearance to a few big technology companies in the country including ByteDance and Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd () to start placing orders for H200 AI chips. The initial approval would allow the companies to buy hundreds of thousands of chips worth ~US$10B, according to the WSJ. Nvidia did not respond to a request for comment in time for publication. |