SHANGHAI, Nov 26 (Reuters) - China and Hong Kong stocks rose on Wednesday, buoyed by overnight strength on Wall Street and Alibaba's ( BABA ) plan to keep investing aggressively in artificial intelligence. ** China's blue-chip CSI300 Index climbed 0.8% by the lunch break, while the Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.1%. Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng Index was up 0.5%,...

The U.S. markets closed higher, with the Nasdaq up 0.67% to 23,025.59 and the S&P 500 advancing 0.9% to 6,765.88. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 1.43% to 47,112.45. These are the top stocks that gained the attention of retail traders and investors through the day: Dell Technologies Inc. ( DELL ) Dell Technologies ( DELL ) saw its stock...

(Updates to market close) SHANGHAI, Nov 26 (Reuters) - China and Hong Kong stocks closed largely higher on Wednesday, buoyed by overnight strength on Wall Street and Alibaba's ( BABA ) plan to keep investing aggressively in artificial intelligence. ** China's blue-chip CSI300 Index gained 0.6%, while the Shanghai Composite Index edged down 0.2%. Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng Index...

(Updates prices, adds auction results in paragraph 4, analyst comments in 5-6 and 9-10) By Rocky Swift and Junko Fujita TOKYO, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Japanese government bonds (JGBs) slid on Wednesday, with short-term yields touching 17-year highs, as investors weighed the financial burden of a massive stimulus and chances for a near-term rate hike by the central bank. The...