European equities notched their highest close on record as investor optimism over China’s stimulus spurred a rebound in sectors exposed to the world’s second-biggest economy.
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(Bloomberg) — European equities notched their highest close on record as investor optimism over China’s stimulus spurred a rebound in sectors exposed to the world’s second-biggest economy.
The Stoxx Europe 600 Index ended Thursday’s session with a gain of 1.3%. Luxury goods firms, mining stocks and automakers, along with technology shares, led gains after Bloomberg reported that China is considering to inject as much as one trillion yuan ($142 billion) of capital into its biggest state-owned banks.
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While the developments in China supported the overall sentiment, some company updates triggered sizable downward moves among individual stocks. Hennes & Mauritz AB slumped as much as 8.6% after the fast-fashion retailer said it’s unlikely to hit its operating margin target for the year following cold weather in Europe. Ubisoft Entertainment SA dropped as much as 21% after cutting its targets as it delayed its next Assassin’s Creed video game.
Energy stocks also slipped, tracking a drop in the price of Brent crude.
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Despite this week’s rally, European equities are trading more or less unchanged from their August close amid concerns over slowing economic momentum in the US and Europe. While the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate cut and Chinese stimulus measures have fueled gains in cyclical sectors, investors are on the lookout for fresh catalysts.
Those could come from fresh rate-cut signals, with money markets ramping up bets on further monetary policy easing this year from the European Central Bank and the Fed. Swaps traders now see 50 basis points of ECB rate cuts by year-end for the first time since Aug. 6 after Switzerland lowered its key rate.
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ECB President Christine Lagarde and Fed Chair Jerome Powell are due to speak later in the day and could offer clues on the rate outlook.
Michael Field, European market strategist at Morningstar, said the upcoming earnings season could also serve as a catalyst for certain sectors to regain momentum, while there is still a likelihood of further interest-rate cuts to come.
“Investor spirits have picked up a little bit, which is a positive,” Field said in an interview. “It’s hard to see what the market is going to take very negatively before the year-end now that the picture is looking brighter.”
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—With assistance from Michael Msika.
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