Sources say HSBC plans to re-enter India’s equities brokerage business after a 13-year absence amid a surge in IPO activity.

Last year IonQ CEO Niccolo de Masi said he wanted to make IonQ "the NVIDIA of quantum computing." IonQ on Wednesday said its latest system, Superion 256, will be the first system deployed at NVIDIA's Quantum Research Center. Rather than operating as a standalone lab device, Superion 256 will function as a dedicated coprocessor integrated with NVIDIA GPU clusters: quantum workloads will be routed to Superion 256 via NVIDIA's CUDA‑Q while NVIDIA GB200 GPUs handle large-scale classical compute and AI tasks, a direct instance of hybrid quantum‑classical supercomputing integration.

A-share VNA (vector network analyzer) instrument sector strengthened for consecutive sessions; Dongfang Zhongke posted a second straight daily limit-up, while Dianke Siyi, Chuangyuan Xinke, Tonghui Electronics and Weixing Intelligent also advanced.