Market Report - Europe

Europe midday: Shares extend gains on Trump Iran comments

By Frank Prenesti

Date: Tuesday 19 May 2026

(Sharecast News) - European shares extended gains on Tuesday as investors shrugged off jitters about rising inflation and energy supply shortages caused by the Iran war and pinned their hopes on the latest peace negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
The pan-regional Stoxx 600 index was up 0.90% to 615.66 at 1155...

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