Global equities fell on Friday, 13 November, as a sell-off in semiconductor shares pulled the Nasdaq and S&P 500 lower. European stocks were broadly flat and Asian markets were mixed, with Tokyo rising while Hong Kong and Seoul declined. The MSCI world equity gauge fell 0.37%, while the US dollar reached a 19-month high.
Chipmakers drag on Wall Street
The Nasdaq Composite fell 0.91% to 25,136.27 and the S&P 500 lost 0.40% to close at 7,561.67. The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 0.10% to 52,347.55. Nvidia fell 2% following Thursday’s resignation of chief executive Jensen Huang, and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index dropped 3.4% as AMD and Broadcom also declined.
All three major US indices still gained over the week. The S&P 500 rose 2.5%, the Nasdaq advanced 2.3% and the Dow added 2.1%. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq ended four consecutive weeks of losses.
Europe holds steady as Asian markets diverge
The STOXX Europe 600 edged up 0.02% to 664.14, completing its strongest week since late June. London’s FTSE 100 rose 0.36% to 10,902.56, while Milan’s FTSE MIB gained 0.10% and Switzerland’s SMI fell 0.29%. Strong corporate earnings helped support European shares during the week.
In Asia, Japan’s Nikkei 225 gained 0.53% to 61,142.35. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng fell 1.55% to 23,637.60, while the Shanghai Composite lost 0.59% and South Korea’s Kospi declined 0.98%. Taiwan’s benchmark bucked the broader regional trend, rising 1.35%.
Dollar strengthens as US yields rise
The US dollar index rose for a fourth consecutive session, and the euro slipped to about $1.10. US producer prices rose 6.5% year on year in October, reinforcing expectations that the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates in December. The yield on two-year US Treasury notes recorded its biggest weekly increase in more than two years.
Oil prices were little changed on Friday but fell for a second consecutive week. Brent crude settled at $95.84 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate closed at $88.56.
Newshub Editorial in Europe – 14 November 2026
Global equities fell on Friday, 13 November, as a sell-off in semiconductor shares pulled the Nasdaq and S&P 500 lower. European stocks were broadly flat and Asian markets were mixed, with Tokyo rising while Hong Kong and Seoul declined. The MSCI world equity gauge fell 0.37%, while the US dollar reached a 19-month high.
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