Market Report - Europe

Europe open: Shares up despite French bond fears, oil prices

By Frank Prenesti

Date: Friday 02 Oct 2026

(Sharecast News) - European shares opened higher on Friday despite a weaker session in Asia overnight, French government bond volatility and reports of a US military buildup in the Gulf which kept oil above $101 a barrel ahead of American jobs data later in the day.


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