[Nikkei Stocks Rise for Third Consecutive Day; AI Sector Optimism Recovers] According to Jinse Finance, the Nikkei 225 index rose for the third consecutive trading day on November 11th, as related data and corporate earnings reports rekindled some optimism in the battered artificial intelligence sector. A Reuters survey released Wednesday showed that Japan's manufacturing confidence index rose to its highest level in over five years in November, boosted by strong semiconductor demand, supporting general market optimism. Despite a lower close in US stocks overnight, AI cloud computing company CoreWeave announced after the market closed that it expects to achieve adjusted profitability in the first half of 2028. Nomura Securities equity strategist Akiyama Wataru said that investors are now focusing on Nvidia's third-quarter earnings report next week, a bellwether for AI. "If the earnings are strong enough to dispel market concerns about the profitability of these AI and semiconductor-related stocks, then this positive impact is likely to spread to major AI-related companies in Japan," Akiyama said. "This could be one of the catalysts driving a stock price rebound." (Jinshi)