Market Report - Europe

Europe open: Shares broadly lower on bond, AI, oil concerns

By Frank Prenesti

Date: Wednesday 19 Aug 2026

(Sharecast News) - European equity markets were broadly lower on Wednesday, tracking weaker US and Asian bourses as rising bond yields and oil prices weighed on sentiment along with another sell-off in tech stocks over artificial intelligence investment levels.
The benchmark Stoxx 600 index was flat at 0741 GMT with most...

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