PHOTO: REUTERS[BENGALURU] Europe’s Stoxx 600 closed at a record high on Wednesday (Oct 1), with healthcare stocks leading the way after a US-Pfizer deal reduced uncertainty in the sector, while investors digested the beginning of a US government shutdown. The pan-European Stoxx 600 surged 1.2 per cent to log its biggest one-day percentage gain since Jul 23. Most regional bourses were also trading higher, with London’s FTSE 100 at a record high. Healthcare stocks jumped 5.4 per cent, marking their biggest one-day performance since November 2008. UK blue-chips remained higher on the healthcare boost, while the midcap index reversed early declines to close 0.2 per cent higher.