On Monday, Europe’s stock markets built on last week’s Fed-inspired optimism. Investors cheered a mix of corporate news and the prospect of more US rate cuts. Britain’s FTSE 100 climbed roughly 0.5%, putting it near record highs, and the STOXX 600 closed about +0.2% reuters.com. France’s CAC 40 and Germany’s DAX each gained a few tenths of a percent reuters.com. Major indices in Southern Europe also edged up. Across sectors, the strongest gains were in healthcare and tech, offsetting weakness in commodity-linked areas and automakers.