Richemont sales unexpectedly jumped by a double-digit percentage during the holiday shopping season as consumers splurged on Cartier jewelry, lifting shares across the luxury-goods sector on hopes of a rebound.

Richemont reported better-than-expected quarterly sales, triggering a rally in luxury stocks, after its core jewelry division bucked a downturn in demand for high-end goods.

European luxury shares soared on Thursday as Cartier owner Richemont's third-quarter sales beat revived optimism for the battered sector.

European luxury stocks surged after Richemont, the company behind Cartier, Piaget and Van Cleef & Arpels, reported a "very solid end" to 2024, with quarterly sales surging to a record. Shares in Dior,

Richemont sales unexpectedly jumped by double digits during the holiday shopping season as consumers splurged on Cartier jewelry, a sign of recovering demand for luxury goods.

Richemont, the owner of Cartier jewellery, beat market expectations for third-quarter sales on Thursday, fuelling hopes that the luxury sector could be coming out of its recent downturn. The Swiss company's sales jumped 10% year-on-year to 6.

Shares of top luxury goods companies soared in European trading today, following a robust end-of-year sales report from Richemont (SIX:CFR), which owns the prestigious Cartier brand. The positive sales data has sparked optimism for a broader recovery in the luxury sector,