LIVE MARKETS-Utilities: after the "Big Comeback", now what? STOXX 600 down 0.3% Oil stocks rally, Brent up $2 Airlines fall, defence rises Wall Street futures down Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. You can share your thoughts with us at markets.research@thomsonreuters.com UTILITIES: AFTER THE "BIG COMEBACK", NOW WHAT?

BUZZ-Barclays names top picks for European utilities, with focus on US exposure ** Barclays remains positive on European utilities .SX6P which have rallied 12% so far in H2 2024, and adjusts its top picks to factor in "underappreciated" U.S. exposure ** It says the market is unjustly ignoring European utilities' large presence in the U.S., where data centres and AI drive sustained power demand growth ** Its top names for U.S.

UPDATE 3-Siemens to carve out EV charging business Adds further comment from Siemens in paragraphs 9-10, 13 By Marleen Kaesebier and Miranda Murray BERLIN, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Siemens SIEGn.DE plans to carve out its electric vehicle (EV) charging business, Siemens eMobility, as it looks to grow in the rapidly evolving industry, the German conglomerate said on Monday.

BRIEF-Siemens Awarded Framework Agreement By E.ON To Supply Charging Systems And Services Sept 16 (Reuters) - SIEMENS AG SIEGn.DE : AWARDED FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT BY E.ON TO SUPPLY CHARGING SYSTEMS AND SERVICES TO DECARBONIZE ROAD TRANSPORT ACROSS EUROPE CONTRACT COVERS A TWO-YEAR TIMEFRAME Further company coverage: [SIEGn.DE] (Gdansk Newsroom)

E.ON's investment programme fully financially backed, CFO says FRANKFURT, Aug 14 (Reuters) - German utility E.ON EONGn.DE said on Wednesday that its big spending programme up to 2028 is fully covered, offering sufficient financial headroom. "Our 42-billion euros ($46.28 billion) investment programme is fully financed by internal and external financing," said Chief Financial Officer Nadia Jacobi in a call with analysts after the company presented its earnings report for the first half of the year