Nvidia’s New AI Models Spark Rally in Quantum Computing Stocks

Asian software and information-technology stocks surged after Nvidia Corp. unveiled a suite of new open-source AI models aimed at accelerating progress within quantum computing.

In South Korea, shares of several software and cybersecurity firms including Axgate Co. and ICTK Co. briefly hit their daily trading limit of 30%. China’s GuoChuang Software Co. and QuantumCTek Co., along with Japan’s Fixstars Corp., each rose at least 8%.