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Europe close: Stocks reverse gains on lack of US-Iran progress

Mon 27 April 2026 16:25

(Sharecast News) - European shares closed lower on Monday as stalled talks between the US and Iran kept pressure on risk sentiment and sent oil briefly beyond $108 a barrel, despite reports Tehran had offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz without address

London close: Stocks hit four-week low on US-Iran impasse

Mon 27 April 2026 16:18

(Sharecast News) - London's blue chip index fell to its lowest level in four weeks on Monday after a lack of US-Iran peace talks at the weekend weighed on stocks and pushed oil prices higher.

US open: Stocks mixed as Iran tensions, stalled talks weigh on sentiment

Mon 27 April 2026 14:48

(Sharecast News) - Wall Street trading got off to a mixed start on Monday as stalled Middle East peace talks and escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz took centre stage.

Europe midday: Shares gain, oil hits $108 as Iran 'offers deal' on Hormuz

Mon 27 April 2026 11:15

(Sharecast News) - European shares made strong gains by midday on Monday and oil briefly pushed beyond $108 a barrel as talks between the US and Iran continued to stall, although Tehran had reportedly offered to end its blockade of the strait of Hormuz wi

Asia report: Markets mostly rise despite lack of US-Iran peace progress

Mon 27 April 2026 11:05

(Sharecast News) - Asia-Pacific markets mostly rose on Monday as investors shrugged off diplomatic setbacks between the United States and Iran, encouraged by Tehran's proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and buoyed by robust earnings data from China's

London midday: FTSE edges up as Iran said to have made peace proposal to US

Mon 27 April 2026 10:58

(Sharecast News) - London stocks had edged higher by midday on Monday, while oil prices rose, as investors continued to mull the latest developments in the US-Iran war following a report that Tehran has put forward a peace proposal, and after a second rou

Europe open: Shares mixed, oil up as Iran war talks continue to stall

Mon 27 April 2026 08:05

(Sharecast News) - European shares were mixed and oil rose at the open on Monday as talks between the US and Iran continued to stall.

London open: FTSE flat, oil rises as US-Iran peace talks stall

Mon 27 April 2026 08:00

(Sharecast News) - London stocks were flat in early trade on Monday, while oil prices rose after a second round of peace talks between the US and Iran failed to materialise over the weekend, although there were also reports that Tehran has put forward a p

London pre-open: Stocks seen flat after US-Iran talks stall

Mon 27 April 2026 07:33

(Sharecast News) - London stocks were set for a flat open on Monday after Donald Trump cancelled a planned trip by US officials to Pakistan for peace talks with Iran over the weekend, although there were also reports that Iran has made a peace proposal to

US close: Earnings, peace talk hopes drive indices to new highs

Fri 24 April 2026 21:33

(Sharecast News) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq raced ahead to more record highs on Friday amid rising optimism about US-Iran peace talks this weekend, while the tech sector was given a boost as shares in chip giant Intel jumped by almost a quarter.