Emerging market equities have experienced their most robust opening to a year in recent memory, climbing to their highest levels since 2021, fueled by optimism over Asia's ascending role in the artificial intelligence sector, which has propelled a significant rally in the region's technology stocks. The MSCI index for developing nations advanced 1.7% on the first trading day of the new year, reaching its highest point since February 2021. Concurrently, the corresponding currency index remained largely unchanged. This stock market surge underscores investors' fervent enthusiasm for assets linked to artificial intelligence, with the AI narrative dominating the global equity story at the beginning of the year. Technology shares spearheaded the gains, jumping 2.8%, buoyed by excitement surrounding new public listings and related technological advancements. "Investors are heavily concentrated in U.S. growth and AI positions; they are now searching for areas that may offer lower valuations or that didn't perform as prominently in the last cycle," stated Todd Sohn, a senior ETF strategist at Strategas Securities. "Emerging markets fit that bill perfectly."
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Emerging Market Stocks Kick Off 2026 with Strong Start, Tech Shares Boosted by Asia's AI Boom
Deep News01-03 03:00
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