EUVL.DE is trading at €7.45, up 4.83%, as demand for AI data-center connectivity supports photonics and optical-networking shares.

  • Coherent introduced its PhotonLink AI-infrastructure optics platform; bullish analyst coverage also supported optical-networking stocks.
  • Coherent rose 11% and Lumentum gained 7% on Thursday, October 1, according to reporting published October 2. The supplied market context shows no same-day index move, so sector momentum appears more relevant than a broad-market catalyst.