Market Report - Europe

Europe open: Shares fall as Iran war continues; Oil gains

By Frank Prenesti

Date: Thursday 05 Mar 2026

(Sharecast News) - European shares opened lower on Thursday as the US-Israeli war against Iran and Lebanon continued.
The pan-regional Stoxx 600 index was down 0.34% to 610 at 0837 GMT. Bellicose language from ministers in Washington and Tel Aviv overnight did nothing to assure markets that the war would be...

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