Market Report - Europe

Europe open: Shares fall, oil rises as Trump threatens Iran again

By Frank Prenesti

Date: Monday 18 May 2026

(Sharecast News) - European stocks opened lower and oil prices rose on Monday as US-Iran tensions increased over the weekend, with Donald Trump once again threatening Tehran with a new bombing campaign if it did not sign a peace deal.
The pan-regional Stoxx 600 index was down 0.73% to 602 points...

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