oct 17 reuters  european shares edged up on monday driven by gains in energy shares as investors awaited clarity on uks fiscal plan amid jitters about the growing likelihood of a recession and corporate profits coming under pressure from rising interest rates the regionwide stoxx 600 index stoxx was up 02 at 702 am gmt markets saw volatility last week with investors fretting about the prospects of a recession from aggressive central bank actions to tame inflation and uks political turmoil adding to worries londons bluechip ftse 100 ftse index was up 01 ahead of britains new finance minister jeremy hunts tax and spending measures on monday two weeks earlier than scheduled to stem a dramatic loss of confidence in the governments fiscal plans read more most stoxx 600 sectors were trading up with energy sxep leading gains as oil prices rose on hopes of better fuel demand from china among individual stocks credit suisse csgns was up 12 the bank has agreed to pay 495 million to settle a case brought against it in the united states read more hargreaves lansdown hrgvl fell 15 after the british investment platform said its chief executive officer would step down a day after it was hit by a multimillion pound lawsuit read more shares in mowi mowiol rose 12 after the norwegian salmon farmers thirdquarter profit came in above expectations reporting by amruta khandekar in bengaluru editing by dhanya ann thoppil