Emerging Stocks Extend Gains in 2026 as Risk Appetite Holds Firm

The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. factory in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.Photographer: An Rong Xu/Bloomberg

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By David Feliba and Selcuk Gokoluk

April 16, 2026 at 10:19 AM UTC

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April 16, 2026 at 8:52 PM UTC

Emerging-market stocks rose for a third straight day, with a key index nearly erasing losses triggered by the Middle East conflict as investors snapped up artificial intelligence-linked shares in Asia and commodity companies in Latin America.

The MSCI EM equity index — heavily weighted toward Asian markets — climbed 1.3% on Thursday, led by Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., Tencent Holdings Ltd. and SK hynix Inc., after Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. reported a 58% surge in profit and raised its revenue forecast.