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Europe close: Stocks finish lower ahead of US-Iran ceasefire deadline

By Josh White

Date: Tuesday 21 Apr 2026

(Sharecast News) - European equities reversed earlier gains to close lower on Tuesday, while oil prices pushed higher, as investors monitored the looming ceasefire deadline between the United States and Iran with little clarity over whether fresh peace talks would materialise.
As Axel Rudolph, chief technical analyst at IG, noted, "US...

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