Market Report - Europe

Europe open: Shares jump on Wall St run despite French volatility

By Frank Prenesti

Date: Tuesday 06 Oct 2026

(Sharecast News) - European shares opened sharply higher as US shares surged overnight driven by tech stocks, overshadowing surging bond yields in France and political instability in Spain after Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called a snap election.


The pan-regional Stoxx 600 index was up 0.82% to 638.76 at...

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