White House National Economic Council director Hassett said Intel's results are positive for the chip market.

The Beijing Economic‑Technological Development Area management committee issued measures to accelerate an open‑source, domestically trusted IT industry hub. The program encourages software and hardware upstream/downstream firms to form alliances for joint adaptation and to develop integrated solutions that address complex, critical business scenarios. It explicitly supports new technologies and products — including super‑node servers, AI terminals, super‑intelligent agents, quantum computing cloud platforms and next‑generation mobile communications — and offers first‑trial/first‑use and pilot validation services. Financial support of up to 30 mln yuan will be awarded based on technological innovation, scenario demonstration, application scalability and ecosystem collaboration.

Analyst Michael McDonough said U.S. nonfarm payrolls rose 165,000 in October, exceeding every forecast in a Bloomberg survey. The 3-month moving average climbed to 137,000 from 28,000 in July, its highest level since May. Gains were broad-based, led by professional and business services, education and health, trade/transportation and manufacturing.