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Europe’s Stoxx 600 closed at a record high on Wednesday, with healthcare stocks leading the way after a US-Pfizer deal reduced uncertainty in the sector, while investors digested the beginning of a US government shutdown.

The pan-European Stoxx 600 surged 1.2 per cent to log its biggest one-day percentage gain since July 23rd. Most regional bourses were also trading higher, with London’s FTSE 100 at a record high.

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Shares in nutrition group Glanbia dipped on Wednesday after its largest shareholder, Tirlán Co-oper

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