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Europe open: US treasury sale, Iran blockade threat weigh on sentiment

By Frank Prenesti

Date: Friday 14 Aug 2026

(Sharecast News) - European shares were mixed on Friday as investors assessed the latest US treasury auction and threats from Washington to blockade Iran.
The benchmark Stoxx 600 index was down 0.03% to 659 at 0824 BST. Germany's DAX rose 0.63% while UK, Spanish and Italian shares fell.

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