European Shares Fall As Oil Prices, Bond Yields Rise
Umer Jamshaid
Published September 24, 2026 | 05:30 AM
BRUSSELS, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 24th Sep, 2026) European shares closed lower on Wednesday as oil prices climbed back above $100 a barrel, pushing government bond yields higher.
The pan-European STOXX 600 ended the session down 0.4%, reversing earlier gains, while most major European bourses also declined. Most sectors on the STOXX 600 finished lower, with energy the exception, rising 1.3%. Heavyweight banking stocks fell 0.4%, while insurance and construction and materials recorded the steepest declines, falling 1.7% and 1.3%, respectively.
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