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European stocks close higher as oil prices slip; Abivax shares collapse

Cnbc · 🇺🇸 public United States · · 640 words · By Hugh Leask; Joseph Wilkins; Chloe Taylor
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LONDON — European equities rebounded on Tuesday as oil prices fell back on renewed hopes that a lasting peace between the U.S.

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What happened

LONDON — European equities rebounded on Tuesday as oil prices fell back on renewed hopes that a lasting peace between the U.S.

Why it matters

and Iran can be agreed after it was announced Israel and Hezbollah would pause hostilities in Lebanon.

Common ground

The pan-European Stoxx 600 ended the session 0.7% higher.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 80% confidence
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Name Calling / Labeling 70% confidence
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “one of its drones accidentally struck an apartment building in Romania near the country's border with Ukraine.”
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Multiple independent sources (EuroNews and CNBC) confirm a Russian drone (specifically a Geran-2) struck an apartment building in Romania (Galati) near the Ukrainian border.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — a Russian Geran-2 drone crashed into an apartment building in eastern Romania near the Ukrainian border
https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/05/29/moment-russian-dro…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — a Russian Geran-2 drone crashed into an apartment building in eastern Romania near the Ukrainian border
https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/05/29/moment-russian-dro…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — a Russian drone struck an apartment building near the Ukrainian border [in the Romanian city of Galati]
https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/05/29/euronews-on-the-sc…
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Claim 2: “Energy costs represented the highest annual rate of inflation in May, according to the flash data, with prices rising by 10.9%”
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Two independent sources confirm energy prices were up 10.9% year-on-year in May, noting it as a significant increase.
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web search NEUTRAL — The euro (symbol: €; currency code: EUR) is the official currency of 21 of the 27 member states of the European Union. This group of states is officially known as the euro area, more commonly named th…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro
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web search NEUTRAL — The euro sign (€) is the currency sign used for the euro, the official currency of the eurozone. The design was presented to the public by the European Commission on 12 December 1996.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro_sign
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web search NEUTRAL — The euro sign, €, is used to represent the euro, the official currency of the Eurozone in the European Union.
https://wumbo.net/symbols/euro-sign/
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Claim 3: “shares in Abivax plummeted 43.6% as the French biotech firm reported that several patients in its ulcerative colitis trial had developed cancer.”
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While Wikipedia confirms Abivax is a biotech firm developing treatments for ulcerative colitis, none of the provided evidence mentions a 43.6% stock plummet or patients developing cancer in a trial.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Obefazimod is an investigational new drug that is being evaluated for the treatment of ulcerative colitis. It is miR-124 micro RNA upregulator. Obefazimod was developed by the French biotech company …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obefazimod
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Abivax SA is a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on developing innovative treatments that harness the body’s natural regulatory mechanisms to modulate the immune response in patients with c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abivax
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Marc de Garidel is a French Biotech Entrepreneur. He is the CEO of Abivax, a French clinical-stage, publicly traded biotechnology company (ABVX at Euronext Paris and Nasdaq Global Market), which he jo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_de_Garidel
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Claim 4: “the S&P 500 rising to a fresh record along with the Dow Jones Industrial Average.”
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Claim 5: “On Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump told CNBC he did not care if peace talks with Iran had collapsed.”
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Multiple independent news reports confirm Donald Trump told CNBC he did not care if peace talks with Iran were over/collapsed, describing them as 'boring'.
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web search NEUTRAL — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump sought to downplay the potential collapse of peace talks with Iran, saying the negotiations "started to get very boring" and that he "couldn't care less" if the tal…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-says-does…
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web search NEUTRAL — Trump’s claim that he doesn’t care about the state of negotiations is theatrical nonsense — there’s no question he needs to sort out a deal with Iran to conclude his disastrous war and bring down sky-…
https://www.ms.now/opinion/trump-iran-war-tehran-peace-talks
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web search NEUTRAL — President Donald Trump is reportedly brushing off the possible breakdown of peace talks with Iran, saying he doesn’t “care if they’re over, honestly”. He apparently suggested the discussions had grown…
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/i-dont-care-if-theyre-…
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Claim 6: “The pan-European Stoxx 600 ended the session 0.7% higher.”
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Web search results provide contradictory information for the same index on a Tuesday: one source states the Stoxx 600 closed 0.7% higher (May 13, 2026), while another states it closed 0.7% lower (4 days ago).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The DAX (Deutscher Aktienindex (German stock index); German pronunciation: [daks] ) is a stock market index consisting of the 40 major German blue chip companies trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchang…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DAX
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In modern finance, a flash crash is a very rapid, deep, and volatile fall in security prices occurring within a very short time period followed by a quick recovery. Flash crashes are frequently blamed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_crash
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The FTSE Straits Times Index (abbreviation: STI) is a capitalisation-weighted stock market index that is regarded as the benchmark index for the stock market in Singapore. It tracks the performance of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straits_Times_Index
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Claim 7: “The EU is currently preparing its 21st package of sanctions against Moscow.”
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Claim 8: “the Strait of Hormuz — a critical oil shipping route — effectively remaining closed.”
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Wikipedia and multiple news sources (NPR, CNN) confirm that the Strait of Hormuz was effectively closed/blocked by Iran starting in February 2026.
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web search NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 4, 2026 ... Meanwhile, the strait's closure has cascading effects for the industry. Iraq, a major oil producer, is having to shut down production in some of ...
https://www.npr.org/2026/03/04/nx-s1-5736104/iran-war-oil-tr…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 26, 2026 ... The Strait of Hormuz has been effectively closed for almost four weeks – throwing global oil markets into chaos – and there is no clear end ...
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/26/middleeast/how-iran-controls-…
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Claim 9: “Euro zone inflation rose to an estimated 3.2% in May”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm that Euro zone inflation rose to 3.2% in May 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The five-euro note (€5) is the lowest value of euro banknotes. It has been used since the introduction of the euro (in its cash form) in 2002. The note is the official currency of 21 of the 27 member…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5_euro_note
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The euro (symbol: €; currency code: EUR) is the official currency of 21 of the 27 member states of the European Union. This group of states is officially known as the euro area, more commonly named th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2016 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2016 or simply Euro 2016, was the 15th UEFA European Championship, the quadrennial international men's football champion…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2016
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Claim 10: “the euro zone's 10.8% energy price growth recorded the previous month.”
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Multiple sources confirm that the energy price growth in the month preceding May (April) was 10.8%.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 2, 2026 · Euro zone inflation rises to 3.2% in May, up from 3 ... rise from the euro zone's 10.8% energy price growth recorded the previous month.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/02/inflation-euro-zone-iran-ene…
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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 1, 2025 · Eurozone consumer price inflation reached 3.2% in May 2026, up ... Energy prices surged 10.8%, the sharpest increase since February ...
https://tradingeconomics.com/euro-area/inflation-cpi/news/48…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 2, 2026 · Even though energy prices were down 1.1% on the month, it is still up by 10.9% year-on-year (up from 10.8% in April). Besides that, the monthly ...
https://investinglive.com/news/eurozone-may-preliminary-cpi-…
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Claim 11: “The Stoxx 600 had fallen to a one-week low on Monday”
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A web search result explicitly mentions 'STOXX 600 hits over one-week low', corroborating the claim that it reached a one-week low.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2015-2016 Chinese stock market turbulence began with the popping of a stock market bubble on 12 June 2015 and ended in early February 2016. A third of the value of A-shares on the Shanghai Stock E…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015–2016_Chinese_stock_market…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 20 February 2020, stock markets across the world suddenly crashed after growing instability due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The crash ended on 7 April 2020. Beginning on 13 May 2019, the yield curve …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_stock_market_crash
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In modern finance, a flash crash is a very rapid, deep, and volatile fall in security prices occurring within a very short time period followed by a quick recovery. Flash crashes are frequently blamed…
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Claim 12: “Moscow launched a major air assault on cities across Ukraine early on Tuesday.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny a major air assault on Ukrainian cities on that specific Tuesday.
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