LIVE MARKETS-STOXX 600 heads for weekly rise
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STOXX 600 HEADS FOR WEEKLY RISE
Europe's STOXX 600 index is up 0.3% on Friday, taking its weekly gain to about 0.7% on growing expectations that the Fed will lower borrowing costs next week.
Breadth is positive with advancing stocks outnumbering declining by almost 2 to 1.
Embattled food delivery and technology group Ocado OCDO.L is the top gainer, rising 10% after Kroger KR.N agreed to pay $350 million for closing three robotic warehouses. Shares are still down 33% year-to-date and 93% from their record high from 2020.
Swiss Re SRENH.S is the biggest faller after the company's profit target for 2026 fell short of market expectations.
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(Samuel Indyk)
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European shares rise, Wall Street futures higher 
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