Asian Stocks Edge Higher, Shrug Off Nvidia Woes: Markets Wrap

Asian stocks edged higher on Thursday as investors shrugged off a leadership crisis at Nvidia Corp. that sent the chipmaker's shares tumbling in after-hours trading. The company, central to this year's artificial-intelligence boom, faces uncertainty over its CEO. Markets in the region opened higher, with tech shares mixed, as traders weighed the impact of Nvidia's turmoil on the sector.