BANGKOK: Shares advanced in Europe on Tuesday after a retreat in Asia, as investors took the latest step toward ending the US government shutdown in stride.

Markets showed little reaction after the Senate passed legislation to reopen the government.

The future for the S&P 500 lost 0.2 per cent while that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged 0.1 per cent lower.

In Germany, the DAX rose 0.2 per cent to 24,015.97, while the CAC 40 in Paris gained 0.7 per cent to 8,109.23. Britain's FTSE 100 jumped 1 per cent to 9,887.95.

Shares have been bouncing on criticism that tech share prices have shot too high due to the mania for artificial intelligence, which some have likened to the 2000 dot-com bubble that ultimately burst. Investors are also betting on the potential for an end to the sh

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