Market Report - Europe

Europe open: Shares fall as oil prices climb again on ship attacks

By Frank Prenesti

Date: Wednesday 11 Mar 2026

(Sharecast News) - European shares opened lower on Wednesday as oil prices crept higher amid renewed attacks from Iran on neighbouring states and shipping in the vital Strait of Hormuz, despite claims from US President Donald Trump that the war would end "very soon".
The pan-regional Stoxx 600 index was down...

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