Communications-services rose as traders sought out companies that could benefit from an artificial-intelligence boom.
Take-Two Interactive Software reported better-than-expected fiscal fourth-quarter financial results, but provided weak bookings outlook for the fiscal year.
A potential full takeover bid for BT Group by Bharti Enterprises, mooted in a Reuters report, is highly unlikely to succeed, said analysts at brokerage Deutsche Bank.
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