European Indexes All Open Lower as Oil Climbs

Dow Jones15:18

0718 GMT - European indexes all fall in early European trade as higher oil prices revive inflation concerns on the continent. Banks and energy-intensive industries slide as the Europe-wide Stoxx 600 drops 0.7%. Germany's DAX is down 1.1%. Deutsche Bank drops 2.5%, while autos in the index falter with Mercedes-Benz group down 2.2%. In Paris, the CAC 40 is 0.8% lower with Renault 2.4% lower while bank Societe Generale slides 2.3%. Losses for London's FTSE 100--down 0.8%--are cushioned by gains for oil majors BP and Shell, as miners lead the index's fallers. Banks drag on Spain's IBEX 35 and the Italian FTSE MIB, which slip 1% and 0.6%, respectively. Dutch AEX edges down 0.1% as ASML nudges up 0.3% after dropping sharply in the last session.(josephmichael.stonor@wsj.com)

 

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July 08, 2026 03:18 ET (07:18 GMT)

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