Europe’s STOXX 600 hits record high on earnings-driven optimism By Reuters

By Ankika Biswas(Reuters) -Europe’s benchmark stock index hit a record high on Wednesday, on continued cheer over strong earnings from the likes of beer maker Anheuser-Busch Inbev and Germany’s Siemens Energy, while investors also mulled the fate of major central bank rate cuts.The pan-European rose 0.3% of 0830 GMT to a record high, following Tuesday’s more than 1% jump.The STOXX 600 has…