Live Markets: Steady start

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27/04/2026 09:09

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STOXX 600 little changed

Iran offers proposals for reopening Hormuz

Crude rises after talks postponed

U.S. futures edge lower

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STEADY START

European shares are broadly steady on Monday after a weekend of mixed headlines on Iran that have left things as they were.

The U.S. pulled out of the weekend's peace negotiations, while Iran offered new proposals for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, the key waterway that accounted for about one-fifth of global oil & gas shipments before the war began.

That is keeping investors on the sidelines for now, with fighting still on hold but energy supplies still severely disrupted.

The STOXX 600 .STOXX is little changed, after falling 2.5% last week, its first weekly fall in five.

Breadth is slightly negative, with falling stocks outnumbering advancing stocks by about 1.2 to 1.

Germany's DAX .GDAXI and France's CAC 40 .FCHI are inching higher, while Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE is flat.

Aerospace and defence stocks .SXPARO lead after falling 11% last week, while tech shares .SX8P are the biggest laggards.

Here's your opening snapshot:

(Samuel Indyk)

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EARLIER ON LIVE MARKETS:

EUROPE BEFORE THE BELL: FUTURES HOLDING STEADY CLICK HERE

HORMUZ AND HYPERSCALERS CLICK HERE

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