economy
March 24, 2026
European stock markets are fluctuating
The price of crude oil rose to $89.845 per barrel at 9:30 AM, and the price of Brent crude oil rose to $101.186.
TL;DR
- European stock markets are mostly stagnant.
- Brent crude oil prices exceeded $101 per barrel after Iran denied talks with the US.
- Iran dismissed President Trump's announcement of talks as market manipulation and launched new attacks on US targets.
- Investors are also watching production data from Germany and the UK, and new car registrations in the EU.
- Major European indices like DAX, CAC 40, FTSE 100, and MOEX showed minor fluctuations.
- European natural gas futures for April opened at €57.860 per megawatt-hour.
- Gold prices fell to $4,397.02 per troy ounce, and wheat prices dropped to $5.8636 per bushel.
- The Euro's value against the dollar decreased by 0.16% to $1.15944.