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STOXX 600 nears record high after rising 0.72% on Wednesday

Key Facts

1The STOXX 600 rose 0.72% to 663.05 points on 11 November, below its intraday record of 663.41 points.
2The DAX rose 1.2%, and Siemens Energy shares jumped 10.8% on 11 November.
3For fiscal 2027, Siemens Energy forecast comparable revenue growth of between 14% and 16% and a profit margin of between 14% and 16%.
4For fiscal 2030, Siemens Energy targeted compound annual revenue growth of between 12% and 14% and a profit margin of between 20% and 22%.
5Traders expected at least one quarter-point increase in European interest rates by February 2027.

The European STOXX 600 came close to its record high at Wednesday’s close on 11 November, rising 0.72% to 663.05 points, according to Reuters via Investing.com. The index remained below its intraday record of 663.41 points, in a session that extended its gains close to an unprecedented level. Germany’s DAX rose 1.2% and was also near a record. Siemens Energy led gains in the German market, with its shares jumping 10.8% after an outlook update. The developments came as corporate outlooks intersected with energy and inflation concerns in Europe.

Siemens Energy announced its outlook for fiscal 2027, targeting comparable revenue growth of between 14% and 16% and a profit margin before special items of between 14% and 16%. The company said this was its outlook for fiscal 2027, as part of an update that raised its margin outlook. Reuters linked the 10.8% share-price jump to the update to its earnings and dividend outlook. The company also set longer-term targets for fiscal 2030, including compound annual revenue growth of between 12% and 14%. It set its profit margin before special items for that year at between 20% and 22%.

The approach to the record high followed Tuesday’s session on 10 November, when the STOXX 600 closed up 0.27% at 658.32 points, 0.8% away from its previous record, set in early August. In that session, Brent crude fell by more than 2% to around 90 dollars a barrel after comments by the U.S. president reduced the likelihood of military escalation with Iran. Reuters said the oil decline boosted risk appetite and eased energy-related inflation concerns, while also supporting airlines facing high fuel costs. But oil rose again on 11 November after attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. The move revived inflation concerns in energy-import-dependent Europe, according to Reuters.

Against the backdrop of the share performance, Reuters said the earnings season had been relatively strong up to that point, and Europe’s limited exposure to major artificial intelligence companies had helped the index withstand the global sell-off the previous week. The two factors helped shield the STOXX 600 from the downturn, according to the news agency, while energy moves remained a renewed source of concern in the region. On monetary policy, traders had expected at least one quarter-point increase in European interest rates by February 2027. That expectation kept the interest-rate path among the risks investors were watching, alongside oil prices and developments in corporate earnings. Siemens Energy’s announced fiscal 2030 targets set a longer-term horizon for revenue and margin growth, without removing these near-term risks.