U.S. existing‑home sales in September annualized at 3.99 mln, above consensus 3.95 mln; August revised down to 3.93 mln from 3.98 mln.

NVIDIA (NVDA.O) CEO Jensen Huang said the company will announce an additional $2bn investment in Europe next week, on top of about $8bn deployed over the past year, expanding its regional footprint. Huang will visit London and Berlin and committed fresh funding to four French startups: medtech Doctolib, robotics firm Genesis AI, enterprise software Pigment and AI-driven chemistry/materials company Entalpic. Addressing European concerns over AI safety and data-center energy use, Huang opposed slowing AI development, saying it can be developed safely and drive economic growth; he added open-source models can help Europe close the AI gap with the US by enabling language- and tech-specific customization and urged Europe to accelerate participation in the AI race.

Zelenskiy said Ukraine will hold consultations this week with Denmark, Lithuania, the UK and the EU to seek additional support and advance negotiations on EU accession.