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Europe close: Stoxx 600 hits record high on hopes of US-Iran deal

By Benjamin Chiou

Date: Tuesday 04 Aug 2026

(Sharecast News) - Europe's benchmark Stoxx 600 index rose to a record close on Tuesday as global stock markets raced higher on optimism that a deal to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz was imminent.
The Stoxx 600 finished 0.7% higher at 656.86, topping its previous record close reached in early...

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