Market Report - Europe

Europe open: Stocks rise as oil prices ease; Fed decision in focus

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Thursday 17 Sep 2026

(Sharecast News) - European stocks rose in early trade on Thursday as oil prices eased back and as investors mulled a hawkish rate hike by the Federal Reserve.
At 0850 BST, the benchmark Stoxx 600 index was up 0.7%, while France's CAC 40 and Germany's DAX were 0.4% and 0.7% higher,...

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