Most stock markets rallied on Thursday after strong earnings from chip titan Nvidia eased fears of an AI bubble.

Investors' attention turned to the delayed US September jobs report, due later in the day, for clues about the outlook for interest rates.

London, Paris and Frankfurt all advanced after a largely positive session in Asia.

Japan surged around three percent, while Hong Kong ended flat and Shanghai closed slightly lower.

Global equities have struggled recently on warnings that tech valuations may be due a pullback after this year's record-breaking rally.

But Wednesday's report from AI bellwether Nvidia topped expectations on fierce demand for its advanced chips, with chief executive Jensen Huang brushing off fears of a bubble.

"Nvidia's results have completely changed the mar

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