Europe's STOXX 600 hits 600 points for first time

LONDON, Jan ⁠5 (Reuters) - ⁠Europe's ‍benchmark STOXX 600 index ‍hit the 600-point mark ​for the first ​time on Monday, as global stocks continued their strong recent ​run and investors reacted calmly ​to the U.S. capture of ‌Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro at the weekend.

The ​pan-continental index ⁠was up 0.7% on the ‌day to hit a record of ‌600.16 points, led by ‌gains in the technology and mining sectors. It rose ‍almost 17% last year, its ⁠biggest annual gain since 2021.

(Reporting by Samuel Indyk; Editing by Amanda Cooper)

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