SXXP: Stoxx 600 on Cusp of New Record High as Europe Bourses Extend Optimism

S SXXP +0.86% Key points: Europe’s Stoxx 600 nears record Markets cheer war end headlines Too early to celebrate? Anyway. “We choose to believe,” European markets, probably, as they collectively rose to kick off the new week. 🚀 Europe’s Risk-On Mood Returns European stocks kicked off Monday with a confident strut, pushing the pan-European Stoxx 600 up 0.61% to 628.93 points. That puts the benchmark within touching distance of the record high reached back in late February — right before the Middle East conflict rattled markets. In market terms, that’s a full emotional recovery arc: panic, correction, denial, and now… optimism with confidence issues. Investors are once again pricing in a world where growth survives, in