Live Markets: Another green day

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27/05/2026 09:01

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STOXX 600 up 0.3%
Most major bourses rise
Iran says US strikes violate ceasefire, threatening peace deal hopes
Wall St futures higher
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ANOTHER GREEN DAY
Most major European equity indexes have opened in positive territory on Wednesday, with oil prices a touch softer on hopes that a deal can be reached to reopen the Strait of Hormuz despite U.S. strikes on Iran. 
The pan-continental STOXX 600 .STOXX is up 0.3% at 630 points, within 1% of its all-time intraday high from before the Iran war in February. 
Breadth is positive, with about 70% of stocks in the benchmark rising. 
Germany's DAX .GDAXI is up 0.6%, France's CAC 40 is up 0.5%, but Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE is off 0.1%. Italy's FTSE MIB .FTMIB is up 0.2%, just below its all-time record reached on Monday. 
Dutch-listed paint maker AkzoNobel AKZO.AS is Europe's top gainer after it rejected a takeover approach from Nippon Paint 4612.T and Sherwin-Williams SHW.N. Shares are up 15%. 
The luxury .STXLUXP and autos .SXAP sectors are strong, while utilities .SX6P and energy .SXEP lag. 
Here's your opening snapshot: 
(Samuel Indyk)
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Japan's Nikkei has outpaced global indexes https://www.reuters.com/graphics/JAPAN-STOCKS/POLL/zjpqmbeowpx/chart.png
Another green day, STOXX close to record https://www.reuters.com/graphics/GLOBAL-STOCKS/jnpwrnbgevw/chart.png