Let's take stock of what's occurred over the past 24 hours.

As the US stock market opened on Monday, Chinese-made artificial intelligence (AI) model DeepSeek stunned financiers and sank some tech stocks.

Chip-making huge Nvidia shed practically $600bn (₤ 482bn) of its market worth - the biggest one-day loss in US history. Other tech stocks such as Microsoft, Google-owner Alphabet and Dell Technologies likewise sank - albeit by smaller sized margins.

A day later on, it seems somewhat calmer. Nvidia shares had a combined start as the US stock market opened, organization press reporter Nick Edser informs us. After flip-flopping slightly in the very first couple of minutes, its value recovered - standing 1.3% greater.

In Asia, the marketplaces in Taiwan, China and South Korea have closed for the Lunar New Year. But by the end of Tuesday's trading, Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index had actually dropped 1.39%, while Hong Kon's Hang Seng made a small 0.14% gain.