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Stock markets rose Wednesday as renewed optimism over the AI trade overshadowed forecast-topping US inflation data and the prospect of a bumper interest rate hike next month.
Wall Street's main indices mostly pushed higher with the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite climbing 1.9 percent.
"The primary catalyst for the upside action is, ironically, one of the primary catalysts for the downside action that had been seen in the AI trade," said Briefing.com analyst Patrick O'Hare.
"That would be CoreWeave, which posted better-than-feared third-quarter results and issued a reassuring outlook that has quieted some of the debt financing concerns surrounding its AI buildout plans," he added.
The data centre operator said sales would come in at $13-$13.3 billion this year, beating estimates.
The outlook soothed worries about its ability to finance its heavy debt burden, which fuelled a sharp sell-off last month.
Shares in CoreWeave rose more than seven percent at the start of trading in New York.
"This relief trade is carrying across the AI trade complex to include hardware, software, and semiconductor stocks," said O'Hare.
The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index, which tracks the main players in the AI chipmaking sector, rose 6.7 percent.
Also lifting confidence was Anthropic's filing showing it planned to raise up to $64 billion in its upcoming initial public offering, valuing it at as much as $1.4 trillion.
Its stock market debut is being seen as a gauge of how long the AI spending boom can last.
After last week's rout fuelled by fears that Democrats would ramp up regulation of AI, tech stocks have bounced this week on bargain-buying and hopes that fears may have been overdone.
"Overall, the market is putting AI doubts to one side and is focusing on revenue potential and mega cap IPO as we move through this week," said Kathleen Brooks, research director at XTB.
Chip giant Nvidia, however, also remained in focus following the bombshell revelation of an affair between CEO Jensen Huang and a woman suspected of being a Chinese spy. The firm is now the subject of an FBI investigation.
Nvidia shares gained four percent but as of Tuesday had lost more than 30 percent from the record high set last month.
London, Paris and Frankfurt stock markets all advanced after a largely positive day in Asia.
Tokyo, Seoul and Taipei -- where most of Asia's leading AI-linked firms are listed -- enjoyed big gains, with Shanghai also up.
The dollar rose as traders weigh the possibility of a bigger-than expected rate hike by the Federal Reserve when it next meets in December, following a hotter-than-expected inflation reading on Tuesday.
The dollar hit the highest level against the euro since May 2025.
Oil prices rose after sinking Tuesday on hopes for a US-Iran agreement to end their war and reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz.
New York - Nasdaq Composite: UP 1.9 percent at 25,548.16
London - FTSE 100: UP 0.8 percent at 10,835.47 (close)
Paris - CAC 40: UP 0.7 percent at 8,332.87 (close)
Frankfurt - DAX: UP 1.2 percent at 26,662.77 (close)
Tokyo - Nikkei 225: UP 1.3 percent at 61,248.59 (close)
Hong Kong - Hang Seng Index: DOWN 1.0 percent at 24,315.92 (close)
Shanghai - Composite: UP 0.5 percent at 3,680.64 (close)
Brent North Sea crude: UP 2.7 percent at $93.96 per barrel
West Texas Intermediate: UP 2.5 percent at $88.18 per barrel
Euro/dollar: DOWN at $1.1094 from $1.1164 on Tuesday
