Nokia Oyj (NOK) surged 5.58% intraday on Thursday, reflecting strong investor optimism following a bullish analyst note from Morgan Stanley.
The brokerage upgraded Nokia to "Overweight" from "Equal Weight," citing the company's growing exposure to artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud services. Morgan Stanley highlighted Nokia's strategic partnerships, including with NVIDIA, and rapid growth in AI/cloud revenues, which now account for 6% of group sales. The upgrade also noted Nokia's undervalued pivot to AI and geopolitical trends favoring Western infrastructure suppliers.
Additional catalysts include stabilization in Nokia's mobile networks division and the data center construction boom, which is expected to further boost demand for its optical and IP networking solutions.
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