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Europe open: Stoxx slumps as airline, leisure shares hit by Iran war

By Frank Prenesti

Date: Monday 02 Mar 2026

(Sharecast News) - European shares plunged at the open after the US and Israel started a war with Iran on Saturday, assassinating the country's leader and several members of his administration, hitting the airline and leisure sectors while defence and oil stocks posted big gains.
The pan-regional Stoxx 600 index fell...

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