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European shares edge higher Tuesday as easing oil and earnings lift sentiment
European stock indexes edged higher in Tuesday trading, 21 July 2026, after a weak start to the week. The pan-European STOXX 600 rose about 0.1 percent to around 640 points. A pullback in oil prices from one-month highs, following reports of mediation efforts between the United States and Iran, helped lift sentiment, even as concern over energy-supply disruption persisted after Yemen's Houthis announced a naval blockade of Saudi Arabia. Technology was the best-performing sector, up about 0.9 percent, with semiconductor-equipment makers ASML and ASMI gaining around 2.8 and 2.1 percent respectively. On the earnings front, drugmaker Novartis rose about 2.2 percent after its operating profit beat estimates.
Reuters · Jul 21, 2026
European markets close cautiously on Monday; London's FTSE 100 falls 0.69%
European stock markets closed cautiously and mostly slightly lower on Monday, 20 July 2026, as investors weighed a jump in oil prices, a slide in AI related shares, and the wait for US big tech earnings. London's FTSE 100 fell 0.69% to about 10,527 points. The pan European STOXX 600 also edged lower, closing near 642, while Germany's DAX was little changed. Energy names such as TotalEnergies gained on higher oil, while AI linked stocks stayed under selling pressure. For Iran's market, the direction of European equities alongside oil prices feeds into global inflation expectations and the interest rate path.
Big News Network · Jul 20, 2026
Ryanair quarterly profit falls 34% as the Iran-war jet-fuel spike bites; net profit €538 million
Ryanair, the low-cost airline, said on Monday, July 20, 2026 that net profit for the first quarter of its financial year (April to June) fell 34% from a year earlier to €538 million, down from €820 million. The main causes were a surge in jet-fuel prices amid the Iran war and the Strait of Hormuz crisis, along with a 6% drop in average fares to €48. Ryanair had left unhedged the roughly 20% of its fuel that trades at market rates, and the cost of that portion more than doubled over the quarter to about $150 a barrel. Operating costs rose 11% to €3.42 billion while revenue edged up just 1% to €4.38 billion. Passenger traffic grew 6% to 61.3 million, and Ryanair shares fell more than 5% on Monday.
Investing.com · Jul 20, 2026
European Oil and Gas Shares Rise on the Oil Spike While Main Indices Waver
European equity markets were choppy and subdued on Thursday, July 16, as the US-Iran conflict and a jump in oil prices weighed on sentiment. Oil and gas shares and basic-resource stocks, by contrast, rose on the back of higher crude and outperformed the broader market. Brent crude has traded near a one-month high, around $85 a barrel, this week. Investors also weighed softer US inflation data, which has dampened expectations of a Federal Reserve rate hike, against the risk of a further spike in energy prices. The dollar hovered near a one-month low.
Investing.com · Jul 16, 2026
ASML raises its 2026 revenue outlook after second-quarter net sales of 9.3 billion euros
Dutch company ASML, the world's largest maker of semiconductor lithography machines, reported its second-quarter 2026 results on Wednesday, July 15, 2026: net sales of 9.3 billion euros, net income of 2.9 billion euros, and a gross margin of 54 percent, with both figures coming in above the company's earlier guidance. The company raised its full-year 2026 outlook and now expects annual net sales between 43 and 45 billion euros, with a gross margin of 54 to 56 percent. For the third quarter it guided net sales of 11 to 12 billion euros. As the sole supplier of advanced EUV machines, ASML is a key bellwether for global chip demand and AI investment, and its results influence technology-share sentiment in world markets.
ASML · Jul 15, 2026
European stocks fall on Tuesday under oil-spike pressure; London's FTSE holds gains on oil majors
European equity markets fell on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, as a jump in oil prices driven by Strait of Hormuz tensions weighed on sentiment. The STOXX 600 and STOXX 50 each declined about 0.5%, Germany's DAX lost 0.3% and France's CAC 40 fell 0.2%, while London's FTSE 100 rose about 0.2%, supported by its heavy weighting in large oil companies. Energy shares bucked the trend: Shell gained 1.6%, TotalEnergies 2% and BP 2.7%, with Italy's ENI also rising. Investors worry that costlier oil could fuel inflation and raise the odds of interest-rate hikes. For Iran's market, these moves matter through the channel of global oil prices and the broader global risk mood.
Yahoo Finance · Jul 14, 2026
European stocks rise Friday; Stoxx 600 gains 0.68 percent to 652.77
European equity markets ended a turbulent week higher on Friday, 10 July. The pan-European Stoxx 600 rose 0.68 percent to 652.77, London's FTSE 100 added 0.24 percent to 10,497 and France's CAC 40 closed 0.39 percent higher at 8,508. Germany's DAX bucked the trend, slipping 0.20 percent to 25,067.
Sharecast · Jul 13, 2026
European Stocks Close Slightly Higher Friday as Investors Await Continued US-Iran Talks
The pan-European Stoxx 600 index closed 0.1 percent higher on Friday, July 10, 2026 (19 Tir 1405), while Germany's DAX added 66 points, or 0.26 percent. According to InvestingLive, European equity trading was subdued on the day as investors weighed reports that the United States and Iran could continue peace negotiations despite the recent escalation in fighting between the two countries. Oil prices ticked up alongside the continuing tensions, which kept European stock trading cautious.
InvestingLive · Jul 10, 2026