{"id":61024,"date":"2025-06-19T09:00:42","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T09:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2025\/06\/19\/european-shares-decline-as-israel-iran-conflict-continues\/"},"modified":"2025-06-19T09:00:42","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T09:00:42","slug":"european-shares-decline-as-israel-iran-conflict-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2025\/06\/19\/european-shares-decline-as-israel-iran-conflict-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"European Shares Decline As Israel-Iran Conflict Continues"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><\/div><p> \n<\/p>\n<div id=\"ctl00_CPI_dvBody\">\n<p> European shares edged lower on Thursday as speculation grew over a possible U.S. involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict. <\/p>\n<p>In economic news, the Swiss National Bank reduced its policy rate by a quarter-point, citing easing inflationary pressures. <\/p>\n<p>The bank decided to lower the SNB policy rate by 0.25 percentage points to zero percent, marking the sixth consecutive reduction.<\/p>\n<p>Interest rate decisions from Norway and the U.K. are expected later in the day. <\/p>\n<p>The Bank of England is expected to retain its benchmark rate at 4.25 percent amid rising geopolitical tensions and inflation remaining persistently above the target.<\/p>\n<p>The pan-European STOXX 600 dropped half a percent to 537.61 after falling 0.4 percent to reach a near one-month low on Wednesday. <\/p>\n<p>The German DAX fell half a percent, France&#8217;s CAC 40 gave up 0.7 percent and the U.K.&#8217;s FTSE 100 was down 0.3 percent. <\/p>\n<p>Regional trade volumes were thin amid a federal holiday in the U.S. to mark Juneteenth, a day that marks the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans.<\/p>\n<p>In corporate news, Finland&#8217;s Stora Enso soared 18 percent after saying it has initiated a strategic review of its Swedish forest assets.<\/p>\n<p>ArcelorMittal fell nearly 2 percent. The steel producer said it has completed its acquisition of Nippon Steel&#8217;s stake in a Calvert, Alabama, mill complex.<\/p>\n<p>Revolution Beauty shares slumped 17 percent after Frasers Group said that it will not make an offer for the U.K.-based cosmetics retailer. <\/p>\n<p>Recruiter Hays Plc plummeted 12 percent after releasing its pre-close year-end trading update.<\/p>\n<p>Premier Inn owner Whitbread declined 2.6 percent after reporting mixed first-quarter results for fiscal 2026. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Business News<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n        window.fbAsyncInit = function () {\n            FB.init({\n                status: true,\n                cookie: true,\n                xfbml: true\n            });\n        };\n        (function (d) {\n            var js, id = 'facebook-jssdk'; if (d.getElementById(id)) { return; }\n            js = d.createElement('script'); js.id = id; js.async = true;\n            js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js\";\n            d.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(js);\n        }(document));\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<br \/>European Shares Decline As Israel-Iran Conflict Continues<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>2025-06-19 09:00:42<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>European shares edged lower on Thursday as speculation grew over a possible U.S. involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict. 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