European Shares Mostly Lower Amid Earnings Deluge

European stocks were broadly lower on Thursday as investors digested a slew of earnings and watched the latest developments in the Middle East war, with a senior Iranian parliament official saying that Tehran has deposited the first revenue from tolls on the strategic Strait of Hormuz into the Central Bank account.

Meanwhile, the Pentagon has reportedly informed the U.S. Congress that clearing mines allegedly positioned by the Iranian military could take up to six months.