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Europe midday: Shares climb into green on Middle East peace hopes

By Frank Prenesti

Date: Friday 17 Apr 2026

(Sharecast News) - European shares made gains by midday on Friday as investors eyed the truce between Israel and Lebanon and a possible second round of peace talks between the US and Iran.


The Stoxx 600 index was up 0.11% to 617 at 1150 BST while Germany's DAX...

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