Shares of power producers rose as uncertainty over monetary and fiscal policy spurred defensive demand.

Companies in the nuclear-energy supply chain including U.K energy producer Centrica, Finnish power Fortum, France's Engie, and equipment maker Rolls Royce stand to benefit from nuclear power's re-emergence as an economical power source for data centers and artificial-intelligence applications, said analsyts at brokerage Barclays.

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