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Europe close: Shares slip into red on MEast worries, energy supply fears

By Frank Prenesti

Date: Thursday 13 Aug 2026

(Sharecast News) - European shares closed lower on Thursday as the continuing US-Iran stalemate and elevated energy prices amid dwindling supplies weighed on sentiment.
The pan-regional Stoxx 600 index closed down 0.07% to 659 with all major continental bourses higher.

Britain's FTSE 100 fell 0.3% despite the UK economy...

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