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Europe open: Shares slip into red as oil rises on US threat to close Iran airlines

By Frank Prenesti

Date: Tuesday 22 Sep 2026

(Sharecast News) - European shares slipped into the red as oil prices rose slightly after the US threatened to shut down Iranian airlines, increasing Gulf tensions.
The pan-regional Stoxx 600 index slipped 0.1% to 641 at 0720 GMT with all major bourses lower. Britain's FTSE 100 fell after official data showed...

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