Market Report - Europe

Europe midday: Stocks slump as oil rises; Hermes slides on results

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Thursday 22 Oct 2026

(Sharecast News) - European stocks were still sharply lower by midday on Thursday amid higher oil prices, having taken their opening cue from a weak Asian session, as investors sifted through a raft of corporate news and as French bond yields hit a fresh 24-year high.
The benchmark Stoxx 600 index...

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