Market Report - Europe

Europe open: Shares rally with all eyes on Fed rate decision

By Frank Prenesti

Date: Wednesday 16 Sep 2026

(Sharecast News) - European shares opened higher on Wednesday as attention was firmly focused on a rate decision from the US Federal Reserve.
The pan-regional Stoxx 600 index was up 0.4% to 636 at 0702 GMT with all major bourses following suit. Germany rose 0.35%, France 0.33%, Italy 0.61 and the...

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