In Europe, the STOXX 600 .STOXX rose 0.2%, catching a lift from healthcare stocks including Danish pharma company Novo Nordisk NOVOb.CO and London-listed rival GSK GSK.L, which reported results. .N ExxonXOM.N posted a record $59 billion adjusted profit, though CaterpillarCAT.N and McDonald'sMCD.N shares fell as the companies warned of inflation squeezing profit margins. By Tom Westbrook and Amanda Cooper LONDON/SINGAPORE, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Global stocks edged up on Wednesday as signs of slowing U.S. wage growth supported expectations that the Federal Reserve could signal an end to interest-rate hikes at its meeting later in the day.