European shares rise as global tech selloff eases

28 Jan, 2025

European shares edged up on Tuesday with gains for utilities and media stocks supporting the index, as selling pressures eased a day after a global market rout sparked by the Chinese AI startup DeepSeek.

The pan-European STOXX 600 was up 0.2% as of 0815 GMT.

DeepSeek’s discount artificial intelligence model and its soaring popularity rattled investors who dumped technology shares and questioned the sky-high valuation of AI bellwethers.

AI darling Nvidia was robbed of $593 billion from the chipmaker’s market value, a record single-day loss for any company. European technology index, which also took a hit in the previous session, was trading 0.3% higher.

Engineering and technology consulting group Alten rose 7.8% after reporting annual results. Media was among the top winning sectors, adding 0.8%, while utilities also supported with 0.7% gain.

Siemens Energy rose 3.4% after the offshore wind turbine maker reported a preliminary first-quarter revenue above market expectations.

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The company, which provides electric hardware for AI infrastructure, slumped 20% on Monday as it was severely affected by the selloff of AI-exposed stocks.

In other stocks, Netcompany Group slumped 16% after the IT consultancy firm posted fourth-quarter revenue below market expectations.

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