London, Oct 3, 2025 (AFP) - Stocks rise on AI optimism, US rate-cut hopes

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2025-10-03

Stock markets struck fresh records on Friday, driven by investor optimism over artificial intelligence and US rate-cut hopes, which overshadowed concerns about a government shutdown dragging on. Wall Street's main indices pushed higher, with both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite setting new all-time highs. While the gains have been incremental, "what counts is that there still isn't any convincing show of selling force", said Briefing.com analyst......

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