KEY TAKEAWAYS European luxury shares jumped Thursday after Cartier parent Richemont reported record quarterly sales.Richemont's results raised investor hopes that the high-end sector is recovering from the slump induced by weak Chinese demand.

Shares in European luxury companies rose after the Swiss luxury group reported sales that surpassed analysts’ projections, providing some relief at a time when the sector contends with sliding demand.

Rival LVMH jumped 7.8%, while a gauge of European luxury firms advanced 6.8%, set for its best day since 2022. The tech index, which houses the bulk of European chipmakers, advanced 1.4% after TSMC , the world's largest contract chipmaker, logged a record quarterly profit and said it expects hefty first-quarter revenue growth.