European stocks higher, Britain's mid-caps highest since April 2022
STOXX 600 up 0.5%
FTSE 100 +0.3%, FTSE 250 +1.5%
Labour wins big majority
Payrolls in focus
Wall St futures higher
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EUROPEAN STOCKS HIGHER, BRITAIN'S MID-CAPS HIGHEST SINCE APRIL 2022
European shares are higher on Friday, with British mid-caps hitting their highest since April 2022 after Labour won a massive majority in Thursday's election, in line with recent polls.
"This Labour win is a catalyst for many to look at the UK again," says Gerry Fowler, head of European equity strategy at UBS Investment Bank.
The FTSE 250 index .FTMC of mid-cap stocks, which have higher exposure to the domestic economy than large-cap index, is up 1.7% to its highest since April 2022.
The blue-chip FTSE 100 index .FTSE is up 0.3%.
Britain's homebuilders .FTNMX402020 are benefitting from the results, rising 2.4% to their highest since June 13 on optimism that Labour will focus on the delivery of new homes.
Elsewhere in Europe, the STOXX 600 .STOXX is up 0.5%, with Germany's DAX .GDAXI adding 0.9%.
But Britain's vote isn't the only election taking place this week, as France goes to the polls on Sunday for its second-round vote.
While Britain's political landscape looks stable for now, polls are pointing to a hung parliament in France, although the worst-case scenarios for markets - a far-left or far-right majority - look unlikely.
The CAC 40 .FCHI is up 0.5% and set for a 3.4% gain this week, which would mark its biggest weekly jump since January. Yet, the index is still down 3.4% since Macron's shock snap election call.
In corporate news, Germany's Aixtron AIXGn.DE is soaring 17% after it reported strong order intake, despite a small cut to its guidance.
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