U.S. stocks rebounded on Sept. 17, led by technology, semiconductor and AI hardware shares after the Federal Reserve’s 0.25 percentage point rate increase in the prior session. Intraday readings varied: as of 10:28 p.m. Taipei time, the Nasdaq Composite rose 1.66%, the S&P 500 gained 1.05%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 0.61% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index climbed 3.03%; a later PANews snapshot showed the Dow up 1.05%, the Nasdaq up 1.57% and the S&P 500 up 1.24%. Hewlett Packard Enterprise surged 9.02% to $61.64, while Super Micro Computer rose 6.08% to $39.09 and Dell Technologies gained 3.36% to $582.20, extending momentum in AI server and hardware stocks without company-specific news. Lower Treasury yields and crude prices supported sentiment, while investors continued to monitor inflation, policy signals, technology earnings, AI development risks and financing conditions at hyperscale data centers.