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European shares opened lower on Monday as escalating tensions in the Middle East weighed on investor sentiment, while markets also reacted to corporate developments involving British airline easyJet and Amsterdam-listed Universal Music Group. The pan-European STOXX 600 index was down 0.1% at 0709 GMT, extending the subdued mood seen at the end of the previous… Continue reading European markets edge down as geopolitical risks weigh

Brokerage firm Bernstein has retained its “Neutral” stance on Indian equities and maintained its year-end Nifty 50 target of 26,000, implying an upside of around 10% from Friday’s closing levels. However, the brokerage cautioned that a combination of weak macroeconomic conditions, earnings downgrades and a revival in equity issuance activity could limit gains even if… Continue reading Bernstein targets Nifty at 26,000; backs healthcare, real estate, industrials

Goldman Sachs has raised its 12-month target for the STOXX 600 index to 660, citing resilient corporate earnings growth and continued support from artificial intelligence-related investments despite the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. The pan-European benchmark index has remained close to record highs and gained 2.5% in May. However, escalating tensions in the Middle… Continue reading Goldman lifts European stocks outlook despite Middle East conflict

China’s upcoming index rebalancing is expected to trigger more than $48 billion in gross two-way passive flows, according to Goldman Sachs, setting up a wave of mechanical buying and selling across some of the country’s biggest onshore benchmarks. The semi-annual changes affect major CSI and CNI indexes and will be implemented in mid-June. Constituents of… Continue reading China index reshuffle to trigger $48B in passive flows, Goldman says

China has issued new rules expanding state oversight of overseas transactions involving Chinese investors, technology, data and national security, underscoring Beijing’s efforts to tighten control over sensitive assets as artificial intelligence becomes a bigger strategic concern. The measures, published by the State Council, will take effect on 1 July. They introduce authorisation requirements for exports… Continue reading China’s tech transfer crackdown puts global dealmakers on notice

Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose above 67,000 for the first time on Monday, as a surge in SoftBank Group turned the technology investor into the country’s most valuable listed company and underlined the growing force of the artificial intelligence trade in Tokyo. The blue-chip gauge climbed as much as 1.4% to an intraday record of 67,231.28… Continue reading Nikkei tops 67,000 as SoftBank overtakes Toyota in market value

Samsung stock jumped nearly 10% on Monday, adding another sharp leg to a rally that has turned the Korean chipmaker into one of the biggest listed plays on artificial intelligence infrastructure. The move came as investors looked ahead to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s expected visit to South Korea, where meetings with major Korean technology groups… Continue reading Samsung hits record high as markets price in Jensen Huang’s Seoul arrival

Anthropic’s rise to become Silicon Valley’s most valuable artificial intelligence company marks a dramatic turning point in the AI race and signals a broader shift in how investors are beginning to evaluate the future of the industry. For nearly two years, OpenAI appeared firmly positioned as the dominant force in generative artificial intelligence after ChatGPT… Continue reading The new AI king: how Anthropic eclipsed OpenAI’s valuation and leapt to $965B

Stanley Druckenmiller just made a few portfolio moves that Wall Street is watching rather closely. The billionaire founder of Duquesne Family Office – widely regarded as the most influential active money manager since Warren Buffett’s retirement – has completely exited his position in Alphabet and piled into five AI hardware stocks instead. His latest 13F… Continue reading Stanley Druckenmiller just sold Google shares to load up on five AI hardware stocks