French assets sold off on Monday after the resignation of French prime minister Sébastien Lecornu. Photograph: Stephane Mahe/AFP via Getty Images

European shares lost ground on Monday as French assets sold off in the wake of the country’s latest round of political turmoil.

Propelled by Advanced Micro Devices’ (AMD’s) multibillion-dollar chip deal with OpenAI, US share indices surged to record highs as technology stocks mostly climbed.

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The Iseq index dropped 0.5 per cent on the eve of Budget 2026, largely in line with its European peers.

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