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European semiconductor names were up as well, with gains strongest for those most exposed to the U.S. market, like ASM International, Infineon, and ASML, rising about 2% as of 0720 GMT. Europe's chipmakers supply key chips to the smartphone, personal electronics industry, while computer chip equipment makers, like ASML, are now excluded from Trump's 10% "baseline" tariffs into the U.S. Other U.S. tech stocks listed in Frankfurt were also higher with Nvidia rising more 3%, Dell Technologies up 6.3%.

Citi joined a string of brokerages, including Goldman Sachs and BofA, in slashing their benchmark index target below the 6000 mark. Citi's current year-end target stands at 5800, below its previous estimate of 6500, while it also cut the index's earnings-per-share(EPS) projection to $255 from $270.

The euro surged further against the US dollar, and European stock markets are set to open higher as the White House exempts electronics from the reciprocal tariffs. However, US President Donald Trump and his team hinted that the exemption would only be temporary.View on euronews

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Asian markets rallied on Monday as tensions over trade eased slightly after U.S. President Donald Trump said electronics such as phones and laptops would not be subject to the same high import duties as some other products. Hong Kong's Hang Seng jumped 2.4% to 21,419.59, while the Shanghai Composite index picked up 0.9% to 3,266.26 after the government reported that China's exports surged 12.4% in March from a year earlier. U.S. President Donald Trump said he was exempting smartphones, computers and other electronics from his tariffs after China announced Friday that it was boosting its tariffs on U.S. products to 125% in the latest tit-for-tat increase following Trump’s escalations on imports from China.

TAIPEI/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Shares in Asian tech companies that are major suppliers to companies like Apple rose on Monday after the U.S. government granted temporary exclusions from steep tariffs on smartphones, computers and some other electronics imported largely from China. Shares in Foxconn, Apple's largest iPhone assembler, rose as much as 7.8% before trimming gains to close 3% higher. China's Goertek and Lens Tech both rose by more than 7% before also trimming gains.

Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 115 points, or 0.28%, while S&P 500 futures were up 0.68%, and Nasdaq futures jumped 1.11%.