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LONDON — European shares are anticipated to start out the brand new buying and selling week closely decrease as merchants observe developments within the Middle East and a surge in oil costs.
The U.Okay.’s FTSE index is seen opening 0.9% decrease whereas Germany’s DAX is seen down 2.67%, France’s CAC 40 down 2.3% and Italy’s FTSE MIB 2.7% decrease, in response to information from IG.
European traders are waking as much as extra turbulence in international markets on Monday as oil prices rose on Sunday to over $110 per barrel for the primary time since 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine.
The surge comes after main Middle Eastern oil producers Kuwait, Iran and the UAE reduce oil manufacturing following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
Birds fly close to a ship within the Strait of Hormuz amid the U.S.-Israeli battle with Iran, as seen from Musandam, Oman, March 2, 2026.
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U.S. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social on Sunday {that a} acquire in “short term oil prices” was a “very small price to pay” for destroying Iran’s nuclear menace. “Only fools would think differently!” Trump added.
Asia markets tumbled in a single day and U.S. stock futures have been plunging to start out the week’s buying and selling amid fears that increased vitality costs may dramatically gradual the U.S. financial system.
In different information, Iran named Mojtaba Khamenei as its new Supreme Leader on Sunday, the Associated Press and Reuters reported, citing Iranian state media.
There are not any main earnings or information releases from Europe on Monday.
