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Goldman strategist flags European stocks for AI diversification

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Goldman Sachs senior European equity strategist Sharon Bell told clients that the current AI‑driven rally is concentrating risk in a handful of tech names. She said investors uneasy about that concentration can find genuine diversification across the broader European market, where multiple sectors are showing price gains linked to AI adoption.

Bell noted that recent earnings beats and heightened R&D spending have lifted firms in finance, industrials and consumer goods, creating a tailwind that offsets the tech‑heavy bias seen in the US indices. By allocating to these undervalued segments, fund managers can capture AI‑related upside without over‑relying on megacap players such as Nvidia or Microsoft.

The message resonates with European fund inflows that have risen since the AI theme emerged, suggesting capital will continue to flow into diversified baskets rather than single‑stock bets. Bell’s outlook implies that portfolio construction now rewards breadth, positioning European equities as a pragmatic alternative for investors seeking AI exposure without the volatility of concentrated tech holdings.

Asset allocators eyeing the AI wave should therefore monitor sector‑level earnings trends and regulatory developments across the EU, where policy support for AI research may further buoy mid‑cap companies. Ignoring this breadth could leave portfolios overexposed to a narrow set of stocks, while a balanced European tilt offers a tangible path to capture the technology’s upside.