Bloomberg Stocks in Europe extended a record advance on Tuesday as positive earnings from some of the region’s biggest companies helped offset fresh concerns about China’s clampdown on the gaming and technology sector. Energy shares led a modest gain in the Stoxx Europe 600 index after BP Plc followed its Big Oil peers by increasing dividends and share buyback, while ...

Bloomberg Chinese automobile-chip maker stocks tumbled after the government launched a probe into possible price manipulation, putting a brake on share surges buoyed by a global semiconductor shortage that’s approaching the 12-month mark. Chip developers GigaDevice Semiconductor (Beijing) Inc, Wuxi NCE Power Co. and Hangzhou Lion Electronics Co plunged by their 10% daily trading limit in Shanghai on Tuesday after ...

Bloomberg Overseas investors have loaded up on Chinese stocks by the longest stretch since late April, following a rout last week that pushed the country’s benchmark index to its lowest in almost nine months. Foreigners bought a net 21.5 billion yuan ($3.3 billion) over the past five trading sessions via trading links with Shanghai and Shenzhen, according to Bloomberg-compiled data. ...