1539 GMT - Shares in European semiconductor-related companies rise as excitement builds ahead of Nvidia's earnings release after New York market close. Nvidia--up 1.3%--and other U.S. tech stocks jump at market open, as European peers moved in tandem. Semiconductor-supplier ASML rises 2.8%, while Dutch peer ASM International gains 2.4%. Semiconductor packaging company BE Semiconductor rises 2.4%. The three Dutch companies are suppliers of firms including chip maker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing and memory maker SK Hynix, which in turn supply Nvidia. Investors await detail on the demand outlook for Nvidia-designed chips "amid an increasingly competitive landscape versus rivals such as AMD and in-house chips," Interactive Investor's Victoria Scholar writes. (Josephmichael.stonor@wsj.com)

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