Market Report - Europe

Europe midday: Shares down as rising oil prices, bond yields weigh

By Frank Prenesti

Date: Wednesday 19 Aug 2026

(Sharecast News) - European equity markets were lower on Wednesday, tracking weaker US and Asian bourses as rising bond yields and oil prices weighed on sentiment along with another sell-off in tech stocks over artificial intelligence investment levels.


The benchmark Stoxx 600 index was down 0.08% to 651...

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