European shares rise as Nvidia’s forecast boosts chip stocks
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By Shreyashi Sanyal (Reuters) -European shares rose on Thursday, after two straight sessions of declines, as U.S. semiconductor designer Nvidia’s positive sales forecast sparked a rally in chip stocks. The broader Europe STOXX 600 index rose 0.2%, with the technology sector jumping 1.4%. Chipmakers ASM International, BE Semiconductor and Aixtron rose between 1.3% and 2.8%. Nvidia Corp forecast first-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, noting a strong boost from the use of its chips in artificial intelligence (AI) services such as chatbots. The shorter-term demand for chip…