European stock indices are rising on April 1 following the previous day's <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/akcii-v-ssa-pokazali-lucsij-s-maa-rost-za-odin-den-neft-za-mesac-podorozala-na-63">surge</a> in U.S. stocks on Wall Street - markets are reacting to U.S. President Donald Trump's statements about the <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/tramp-dopustil-zaversenie-vojny-s-iranom-cerez-dve-tri-nedeli">likely end of the</a> war with Iran within two to three weeks, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-01/european-stock-futures-jump-on-optimism-for-iran-war-conclusion">writes.</a>

Hopes for an end to the war have pushed up EU stocks. Why does the analyst advise waiting?

Nebius Group N.V.

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Despite a rebound on the last day of the month, Europe's main Stoxx 600 index is likely to record its biggest drop since 2022 at the end of March

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European stocks began the week with a slight decline, but then came out in the plus, growth is also shown by futures on U.S. stocks - the conflict in the Middle East continues exactly a month, investors are looking for opportunities to cope with further escalation, <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/30/european-markets-stoxx-600-ftse-dax-cac-iran-news-oil-prices.html">writes</a> CNBC.

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Shares in Europe fell at the opening of trading on the background of renewed growth in oil prices. The cost of Brent was again over $105 per barrel. Investors are trying to keep track of contradictory reports on the prospects of the end of the US war with Iran, which negatively affects their desire to take risks.

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While the European Stoxx 600 has lost 8.6% since the start of the war in the Middle East, the energy sector of the index has added 10%

Morgan Stanley expects the rally in the energy sector in Europe to continue

Futures on U.S. stock indices opened trading on March 25 with active growth. In Europe, shares are also actively rising in price: the Stoxx 600 index at the moment added 1.6%. Brent crude oil is holding mostly below $100 per barrel, falling below $98 in the course of trading.

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High sensitivity to energy costs makes the European and Indian market most vulnerable in the event of a prolonged conflict in the Middle East

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Tesla, Inc.

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Traders piled new rate hikes by the Fed and ECB into forecasts, fearing an inflation shock from the energy crisis in the Middle East

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Investors shorted the U.S. market and Asian stocks for the fifth straight week, choosing European energy as a defense

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Three weeks of war in the Middle East have brought a fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas supplies to a halt and reshaped energy exports. The impact of this conflict on the LNG market has been described by market participants as an "apocalypse today", a nightmare and a terrible dream. They may be felt for years to come.