Gelonghui on October 17: US stocks opened higher across the board, with the Nasdaq up 0.94%, the S&P 500 index up 0.58%, and the Dow up 0.17%. US retail sales in September recorded a monthly rate of 0.4%, higher than the expected 0.3% and the previous value of 0.1%. The number of initial claims for unemployment benefits in the US until October 12 was 0.241 million people, lower than the expected 0.26 million people, and the previous revised value was changed from 0.258 million people to 0.26 million people. Taiwan Semiconductor surged over 9.7%, with stock prices hitting new historical highs. Both Q3 performance and Q4 guidance exceeded expectations, with a 54.2% year-on-year growth in net profit after taxes. Intel rose more than 2.2%, responding to security-related doubts by stating that product safety and quality are always a top priority. Nokia fell more than 5.7%, with Q3 net sales down 8% year-on-year to 4.326 billion euros, below market expectations. (Gelonghui)