Market Report - Europe

Europe midday: Shares mixed as Hormuz impasse weighs on sentiment

By Frank Prenesti

Date: Tuesday 11 Aug 2026

(Sharecast News) - European shares were mixed on Tuesday and oil prices neared $90 a barrel as the Strait of Hormuz impasse dragged on with the US and Iran trading competing demands.
The pan-regional Stoxx 600 index was up 0.09% to 661 at 1152 BST. Italian, UK and Spanish markets were...

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