# Investors flee to defensive stocks amid AI fears

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/investors-flee-to-defensive-stocks-amid-ai-fears/
- Published: 2026-11-10T11:32:52+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T12:37:26+00:00
- Original publisher: City AM (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.cityam.com/investors-flee-to-defensive-stocks-amid-ai-fears/
- Topics: AI, Business, Markets, Technology

## Key points

- Investors are moving from tech into defensive shares.
- Global tech stocks fell more than 13 per cent from early October.
- Consumer staples and healthcare indices recorded strong October gains.

## Summary

Investors have shifted towards defensive shares as doubts about technology valuations and the scale of AI investment have grown, raising concern that the AI-driven market rally may be losing steam. The rotation has favoured sectors such as consumer staples, healthcare and utilities, while tech shares have fallen sharply.

In October, MSCI’s global consumer staples index rose 10.6 per cent, its biggest monthly gain in nearly 30 years, and its healthcare index gained 9.8 per cent. The global technology index fell more than 13 per cent from the start of the month; over the past month, the FTSE 100 rose 1.5 per cent, Germany’s Dax 5.1 per cent and Switzerland’s SMI 8.4 per cent. The article also links the shift to uncertainty about AI funding and data-centre construction after the US midterm elections, while some investors and analysts expect defensive shares to remain attractive.

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