Global & overnight

Europe rallied: the STOXX 600 rose 0.77% to 649.11, its highest since Sept. 8, after the ECB held its key rate at 2.5% and hinted at a December hike. ECB President Christine Lagarde confirmed she will step down early in February. Shell hit a record high on its best quarterly profit since 2022, and Germany's DAX gained 1.31% to 26,039.68. source
Japan's Nikkei 225 rose 1.10% to 64,659.47 for a third straight gain, lifted by Advantest's raised outlook, and the TOPIX added 0.29%. source
South Korea's KOSPI fell 1.24% to 5,937.66 as Samsung Electronics dropped 4.13% despite record quarterly operating profit, after it gave no new detail on shareholder returns. source

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