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Europe · Daily Close

Europe closed broadly down.

Wednesday, October 7, 2026 · AI-powered market analysis by MarketBell
Bias
Bear
1 up · 7 down
Breadth
1/8
rising
Avg move
-1.26%
region avg
Top mover
FTSE
-2.51%
Markets Closed
FTSE 100United Kingdom$10,459-0.79%
DAXGermany$25,104-1.35%
CAC 40France$7769.21-1.22%
SMISwitzerland$13,808+0.14%
AEXNetherlands$1117.75-0.94%
IBEX 35Spain$19,118-1.68%
FTSE MIBItaly$49,972-2.51%
OMX NordicScandinavia$3226.82-1.71%
Why Europe closed broadly down
FTSE MIB Decline

FTSE MIB fell 2.5% amid global bond selloff and debt sustainability concerns.

Oil Price Surge

Oil prices rose due to escalating Saudi-Houthi tensions and Gulf of Mexico storm threat.

Banking Sector Weakness

Higher bond yields pressured banks, with UniCredit and others declining between 1% and 4.2%.

Commodities Spot
Gold$4134.50-1.26%
Silver$60.08-1.79%
WTI Crude$88.75-0.77%
Brent Crude$100.65+0.07%
Bitcoin$83,366-2.56%
VIX$15.35+2.27%
US 10Y Yield$5.32+0.97%

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