Market Report - Europe

Europe open: Stocks retreat before ECB decision as oil prices jump

By Benjamin Chiou

Date: Thursday 23 Jul 2026

(Sharecast News) - European stocks pulled back from a two-week high on Thursday morning as investors chose to take risk off the table amid surging oil prices and bond yields ahead of a European Central Bank policy meeting.
The Stoxx Europe 600 index was down 0.6% at 642.97 in early deals,...

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