Europe’s main indexes edged to new highs on Thursday. The pan-European STOXX 600 rose 0.14% to 664.01, a record close, a day after its previous record of 663.05. Germany’s DAX gained 0.41% to a record 26,771.88, and Britain’s FTSE 100 rose 0.25% to 10,863.09.
Burberry was among the biggest gainers, rising 8% to 1,180.5 pence in London after the luxury brand reported results for the six months to September. It returned to a pretax profit of 19 million pounds, from a 48 million pound loss a year earlier, and revenue rose 6% to 1.1 billion pounds.
Munich Re rose 2.9% to 585.80 euros. Chip equipment maker ASML fell 1.9% to 1,376.80 euros on a day when Nvidia shares slid in New York after the company’s chief executive resigned.
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