{"id":71014,"date":"2026-08-27T20:38:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T00:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/asia-pacific-markets-rally-on-nvidia-blowout-europe-faces-beyond-critical-missile-shortage\/71014\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T20:38:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T00:38:13","slug":"asia-pacific-markets-rally-on-nvidia-blowout-europe-faces-beyond-critical-missile-shortage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/asia-pacific-markets-rally-on-nvidia-blowout-europe-faces-beyond-critical-missile-shortage\/71014\/","title":{"rendered":"Asia-Pacific Markets Rally on Nvidia Blowout; Europe Faces &#8216;Beyond Critical&#8217; Missile Shortage"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/NVDA\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"15\" title=\"stock: NVDA\">Nvidia<\/a> (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>) shares surged 8.7%<\/strong> in after-hours trading following a massive Q2 earnings beat, adding approximately <strong>$400 billion<\/strong> in market capitalization and lifting global technology sentiment.<\/li>\n<li><strong>U.S. Patriot missile stockpiles in Europe<\/strong> have reached <strong>&quot;beyond critical&quot;<\/strong> levels, with officials warning of a severely limited ability to counter potential Russian ballistic strikes due to depletion from the ongoing war with Iran.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Asia-Pacific markets opened mostly higher<\/strong> on Friday, led by a <strong>1.5% gain in the KOSPI<\/strong> and a <strong>0.3% rise in the ASX 200<\/strong>, though Japan\u2019s Nikkei 225 saw slight pressure from a strengthening yen.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Syria formally integrated the Kurdish language<\/strong> into its national education curriculum for the first time, marking a historic shift in cultural policy for the 2026-2027 academic year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Nvidia Earnings Spark Global Tech Rally<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/NVDA\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"15\" title=\"stock: NVDA\">Nvidia<\/a> (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>) reported a <strong>106% year-over-year revenue surge to $96.2 billion<\/strong>, soundly beating analyst estimates of $92.2 billion. The company\u2019s <strong>Data Center revenue grew 117% to $89.0 billion<\/strong>, underscoring the relentless demand for AI infrastructure. For the third quarter, <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/NVDA\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"15\" title=\"stock: NVDA\">Nvidia<\/a> (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>) guided revenue to <strong>$108 billion<\/strong>, well above the $104.2 billion consensus.<\/p>\n<p>The &quot;blowout&quot; results triggered a wave of optimism across Asian supply chains. South Korean memory giants SK Hynix (<a href=\"\/stock\/000660\">000660<\/a>) and Samsung Electronics (<a href=\"\/stock\/005930\">005930<\/a>) saw significant gains as <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/NVDA\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"15\" title=\"stock: NVDA\">Nvidia<\/a> (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>) signaled a willingness to absorb rising high-bandwidth memory (HBM) costs. However, Japanese equipment makers like Advantest (<a href=\"\/stock\/6857\">6857<\/a>) faced some volatility as investors weighed potential margin compression further down the supply chain.<\/p>\n<h2>European Defense Vulnerability Reaches Critical Point<\/h2>\n<p>A senior U.S. defense official and NATO representatives warned that <strong>Patriot missile interceptor inventories in Europe<\/strong> have fallen to dangerously low levels. The shortage is primarily attributed to the high expenditure of munitions during the <strong>conflict with Iran<\/strong>, which has diverted resources away from the European theater.<\/p>\n<p>The shortfall has left NATO\u2019s eastern flank <strong>&quot;very limited&quot;<\/strong> in its capacity to defend against stray or intentional Russian ballistic missile attacks. Officials noted that while the Pentagon is launching a <strong>$3 billion production surge<\/strong>, the current &quot;window of vulnerability&quot; could take years to fully close, leaving critical infrastructure and military headquarters exposed.<\/p>\n<h2>Asia-Pacific Market Performance<\/h2>\n<p>Regional indices reacted positively to the Wall Street handover, where the Nasdaq Composite outperformed. Australia\u2019s <strong>S&amp;P\/ASX 200 (<a href=\"\/stock\/XJO\">XJO<\/a>) gained 0.3% to reach 9,060.50 points<\/strong> in early trade, supported by energy gains as Brent crude rose to <strong>$89.52 per barrel<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In South Korea, the <strong>KOSPI rose 1.5%<\/strong>, despite the Bank of Korea raising interest rates by <strong>25 basis points to 3%<\/strong>. Japan\u2019s <strong>Nikkei 225 (<a href=\"\/stock\/N225\">N225<\/a>)<\/strong> exhibited a more cautious start, opening down <strong>0.16% at 66,028.62<\/strong>, as investors monitored the yen&#39;s volatility ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh&#39;s upcoming speech at Jackson Hole.<\/p>\n<h2>Syria Recognizes Kurdish Language in Schools<\/h2>\n<p>In a landmark policy shift, the Syrian Education Ministry has officially approved the <strong>Kurdish language as a national language<\/strong> to be taught in public and private schools. Starting in the 2026-2027 academic year, schools in areas with significant Kurdish populations will provide <strong>three classes per week<\/strong>, with grades counting toward students&#39; final averages.<\/p>\n<p>This move follows <strong>Presidential Decree No. 13<\/strong>, which recognizes Syrian Kurds as an &quot;integral part&quot; of the Syrian people. The transition will allow students to study subjects like history and philosophy in either Arabic or Kurdish for the first year, representing a major step toward linguistic and cultural decentralization in the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Takeaways Nvidia (NVDA) shares surged 8.7% in after-hours trading following a massive Q2 earnings beat, adding approximately $400 billion 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