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Saudi Stocks Retreat; Tadawul All Share Ends Day Down 0.71% at One-Month Low

Saudi Stocks Retreat; Tadawul All Share Ends Day Down 0.71% at One-Month Low

Saudi Arabia's equity market closed lower on Tuesday, with the Tadawul All Share slipping 0.71% to a new one-month low. Sector losses in Media & Publishing, Hotels & Tourism and Building & Construction weighed on the market, while individual winners and losers produced sizable percentage swings. Commodity and currency benchmarks showed mixed moveme…

Internet and Auto Names Weigh on China Equities Despite Broader Strength

Internet and Auto Names Weigh on China Equities Despite Broader Strength

China equities have faced downward pressure so far this year led by internet and auto stocks, driven by earnings revisions in e-commerce and cooling sentiment toward AI hyperscalers. At the same time, market breadth has improved: more than 60% of MSCI China constituents are outperforming the index, with industrials, commodities and pharma/biotech a…

UBS Moves Elia to Neutral, Says Share Rally Has Priced In Regulatory Gains

UBS Moves Elia to Neutral, Says Share Rally Has Priced In Regulatory Gains

UBS downgraded Belgian transmission operator Elia from "buy" to "neutral" while lifting its 12-month price target to €144 from €117, arguing that the stock's recent advance has already captured expected improvements in allowed returns across Germany and Belgium. The broker raised earnings and EBITDA forecasts on a higher assumed return on equity bu…

AMD Shares Rally After Multi-Year GPU Supply Pact with Meta

AMD Shares Rally After Multi-Year GPU Supply Pact with Meta

Advanced Micro Devices saw its stock climb 14% on Tuesday morning after unveiling an expanded multi-year, multi-generation deal with Meta to deploy as much as 6 gigawatts of AMD Instinct GPUs for AI infrastructure. The agreement includes a staged shipment schedule beginning in the second half of 2026, a performance-linked warrant for up to 160 mill…

Palvella Shares Rally After SELVA Phase 3 Shows Statistically Significant Benefits for QTORIN 3.9% Gel

Palvella Shares Rally After SELVA Phase 3 Shows Statistically Significant Benefits for QTORIN 3.9% Gel

Palvella Therapeutics shares climbed 15% after the company reported positive topline results from its Phase 3 SELVA trial of QTORIN 3.9% rapamycin anhydrous gel for microcystic lymphatic malformations. The study met its primary endpoint and a pre-specified key secondary endpoint with strong statistical significance, showed favorable tolerability an…

HSBC Says Enterprise Software Will Be the Primary Channel for AI Adoption

HSBC Says Enterprise Software Will Be the Primary Channel for AI Adoption

HSBC analysts contend that traditional enterprise software will remain the primary conduit for artificial intelligence in large companies. The bank cautions that foundation models have limitations that make them unlikely to displace established enterprise platforms, and says 2026 will mark the start of meaningful monetization inside software.

Nykode Reports Interim VB-C-03 Data; Shares Move Higher on Brief Update

Nykode Reports Interim VB-C-03 Data; Shares Move Higher on Brief Update

Nykode Therapeutics ASA (OSE:NYKD) released an interim update from its VB-C-03 clinical trial on Tuesday in a short statement that provided no detailed results. The company, which develops cancer immunotherapies and vaccines, did not outline a schedule for further data releases or describe next steps for the program. The announcement was accompanie…

European Q4 Results Slightly Top Forecasts as Misses Face Heavy Penalties

European Q4 Results Slightly Top Forecasts as Misses Face Heavy Penalties

European fourth-quarter corporate earnings have edged past forecasts on aggregate, but the advance is fragile. With slightly more than half of STOXX 600 companies reporting, year-on-year EPS growth is tracking at 2%, outperforming earlier consensus at this point in the season which expected a 2% decline. The improvement is concentrated in financial…

Ferretti Shares Advance After Preliminary Results Beat Expectations

Ferretti Shares Advance After Preliminary Results Beat Expectations

Ferretti shares rose after the company released preliminary results showing year-on-year increases in net revenue and adjusted EBITDA, a healthier margin and a larger order backlog compared with September 2025. Management said it will concentrate on high-margin segments and distinctive boat design while seeking long-term value creation for stakehol…

Keysight Technologies Shares Jump After Guidance Tops Estimates

Keysight Technologies Shares Jump After Guidance Tops Estimates

Keysight Technologies shares rose sharply in premarket trading after the electronics equipment maker issued second-quarter guidance that exceeded analyst estimates compiled by LSEG. Management also updated its fiscal 2026 outlook, and several brokerages raised price targets following the results. The company's outlook excludes potential impacts fro…