Market Report - Europe

Europe open: Shares fall on inflation fears as oil hits $100 a barrel

By Frank Prenesti

Date: Thursday 12 Mar 2026

(Sharecast News) - European stocks opened lower on Thursday on the back of inflationary fears as the oil price hit $100 a barrel in early trade despite a plan to release 400 million barrels of global crude reserves onto the open market to counter the supply impact on the US-Israel war...

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