Wall Street struggled for traction on Monday, ending mixed after slumping last week, while German election results buoyed German shares and Europe's single currency as investors waited for midweek results from artificial intelligence chip leader Nvidia.

European shares steadied on Monday as Germany's election produced no nasty surprise, while Wall Street futures firmed on hopes results from AI diva Nvidia this week would justify the tech sector's sky-high valuations.

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European shares and the euro climbed on Monday as Germany's election produced a mainstream outcome, while Wall Street futures firmed on hopes results from AI diva Nvidia this week would justify the tech sector's sky-high valuations.

Two major Wall Street indexes saw their fourth straight decline on Tuesday, as Treasury yields and the dollar retreated on signs of softening U.S. growth and uncertainty over Trump administration policies.

European markets slipped into negative territory on Friday, as regional traders reacted to fresh tariff threats from U.S. President Donald Trump and a sell-off of chipmaker giant Nvidia 's stock.

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The Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) pared gains to finish the day up around 0.3%. The tech-heavy index had risen as much as 1% earlier in the session after consecutive sharp losses for the index. The benchmark S&P 500 (^GSPC) closed just above the flatline,