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Europe open: Shares down, oil surges on new US-Iran strikes, bond yields

By Frank Prenesti

Date: Wednesday 02 Sep 2026

(Sharecast News) - European shares opened lower on Wednesday as the US and Iran traded air strikes sending oil prices surging and rising global bond yields rattled investors.


The benchmark Stoxx 600 index was down 0.16% to 646 at 0724 GMT with all major bourses lower after Washington...

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