Tech stocks rebound on Wall Street as investors rush back into semiconductors and megacaps. But that resilience faces an immediate gut check with heavyweight earnings from Meta, Tesla, SpaceX, and Netflix ahead. Meanwhile, Asian markets buck the trend as heavy selling pressure hits AI and tech shares - pushing South Korea's Kospi into a bear market, while data center provider Elice craters on its trading debut. In Europe, geopolitical and economic anxiety is mounting. France imposes curfews and restricts public gatherings in major cities amid severe civil unrest. Wary investors seek safety, driving the French-German 10-year bond spread to nearly 150 basis points. Meanwhile, diplomatic efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war are intensifying. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is slated to meet U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner for peace talks in Norway today - while President Trump signals an openness to holding direct talks with Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping to negotiate an end to the war.

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The Nasdaq looks set to open higher following its sharpest weekly drop since June, as Wall Street debates the sustainability of AI debt financing. Meanwhile, France reels from violent weekend protests that injured 1,000 and resulted in almost 2,500 arrests, prompting President Macron to warn that next year's election holds historic consequences. And, in geopolitics, Washington restores intelligence sharing with Ukraine, even as President Trump waives select Russian sanctions ahead of a rumoured trilateral summit with Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping.

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Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh lauds the resilience of the global economy but refuses to give any hint on the rate path ahead. President Trump reportedly considers easing restrictions on so-called shadow fleets with ties to Russia and Iran, testing how far Washington’s rapprochement with Moscow will strain ties with Europe. Elsewhere, LVMH's Antoine Arnault pushes back against suggestions luxury names are in trouble, telling CNBC the sector is just in a difficult phase. And Tesla unveils its next-generation Roadster, using SpaceX technology that allows it to hover and drive upside down.

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