A solid day for US macro data - Chicago Fed National Activity Index surged, new home sales rose for second straight year, and Dallas Fed manufacturing soared most since COVID lockdown - but absolutely NONE of that mattered as DeepSeek's revelation of 'Cheap AI' prompted panic-selling across every market.

“Concerns have immediately emerged that it could be a disruptor to the current AI business model, which relies on high end chips and extensive computing power and hence energy,” Jefferies analysts said in a note to clients.