Market Report - Europe

Europe open: Shares fall on Israel-Iran tensions, US debt worries

By Frank Prenesti

Date: Wednesday 21 May 2025

(Sharecast News) - European shares opened lower on Wednesday amid geopolitical tensions and worries about the size of US debt as President Donald Trump's tax and spending Bill nears a vote, while a hot UK inflation reading also dampened sentiment.
The pan-regional Stoxx 600 index was down 0.24% in early deals...

Sign up for free or to read the full story

Email this article to a friend

or share it with one of these popular networks:


Article Archive

Top of Page