BUZZ-SAP drags European software lower on Oracle SaaS slowdown; chips up
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** SAP SAPG.DE falls 4%, leading European software stocks lower after Oracle ORCL.N flagged higher-than-expected capital spending for fiscal year 2027 and said it would raise more debt
** A trader says Oracle’s slowing SaaS revenue growth offers "the most negative read-across" for enterprise software: "All in all negative news for SAP"
** Among other software and IT names, Nemetschek NEKG.DE, Capgemini CAPP.PA, Wolters Kluwer WLSNc.AS and Dassault Systemes DAST.PA fall around 3% to the bottom of the pan-European STOXX 600 index .STOXX
** Oddo BHF says Oracle's report is a negative signal that could lead the market to believe demand on the software side is slowing, while implications for semiconductors are positive
** Among chip stocks, ASMI ASMI.AS, STMicro STMPA.PA and ASML ASML.AS rise around 3-4%
** SAP, Europe’s largest software company with a €184 billion ($212 billion) market cap, is down 30% year-to-date
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