Qualcomm(US:QCOM) Sou Hu Cai Jing·2025-10-28 01:47Group 1: Stock Market Performance - The U.S. stock market continued its strong performance, with all three major indices closing at record highs: Nasdaq up 1.86% at 23637.46 points, S&P 500 up 1.23% at 6875.16 points, and Dow Jones up 0.71% at 47544.59 points [1] - Technology stocks were the main driving force, with Apple nearing a market capitalization of $4 trillion and Qualcomm's stock surging over 11% after announcing its entry into the data center AI chip market [1][3] Group 2: Technology Sector Highlights - Major tech stocks saw significant gains, with Tesla rising over 4% to $452.42, Google up over 3% to $269.27, and Nvidia up 2.81% to $191.49, marking an over 80% increase year-to-date [3] - Apple’s market capitalization reached approximately $3.98 trillion, making it the first company close to the $4 trillion milestone [3] Group 3: Qualcomm's AI Chip Announcement - Qualcomm announced two new AI chips, AI200 and AI250, aimed at high-performance computing and AI inference, expected to be commercially available in 2026 and 2027 [4] - Following the announcement, Qualcomm's stock price rose 11.09% to $187.68, with a trading volume of 81.66 million shares, and its market capitalization surpassed $202.5 billion [4] Group 4: Chinese Stocks Performance - The Nasdaq China Golden Dragon Index rose 1.59%, with several Chinese stocks showing significant gains, including Daqo New Energy up over 14% and XPeng Motors up 6.48% [5][6] - The performance of Chinese stocks reflects international capital's recognition of China's competitiveness in the renewable energy sector and a recovery in consumer confidence [6] Group 5: Precious Metals Market Decline - In contrast to the stock market, international precious metals experienced significant declines, with gold futures dropping 3.12% to $4008.40 per ounce, marking the largest single-day drop since August [7] - The decline in precious metals is attributed to reduced safe-haven demand due to rising risk appetite in the stock market and a slight strengthening of the U.S. dollar [7] Group 6: Market Outlook and AI Sector - Market institutions generally believe that corporate earnings and liquidity conditions will continue to support the stock market, but caution against high valuation risks [8] - The long-term fundamentals of the AI sector remain strong, with expectations of continued demand for AI-related investments, despite concerns about a potential "AI bubble" [8]