--- title: "European Shares Flat To Higher As Markets Watch Middle East Developments" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/287190835.md" description: "European stocks were flat to slightly higher as investors reacted to Nvidia's strong earnings and monitored U.S.-Iran peace talks. President Trump indicated that negotiations could lead to a deal soon or result in renewed conflict. The pan-European STOXX 600 rose by 0.2%." datetime: "2026-05-21T09:24:03.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/287190835.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/287190835.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/287190835.md) --- # European Shares Flat To Higher As Markets Watch Middle East Developments Add as your preferred news source on Google Add Now European stocks were flat to slightly higher on Thursday as investors digested Nvidia's strong earnings and monitored peace talks between the United States and Iran. As Iran reviews a new U.S. proposal to resolve the Middle East conflict, U.S. President Donald Trump said that negotiations could yield a deal within days or collapse into renewed strikes. The pan-European STOXX 600 edged up by 0.2 pe... This article is part of our premium content offering.Subscribe with a RTTNews subscription. Subscribe Now Already subscribed? Sign in For comments and feedback contact: editorial@rttnews.com Business News ### Related Stocks - [NVDA.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVDA.US.md) - [NVDX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVDX.US.md) - [NVDL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVDL.US.md) - [NVDU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVDU.US.md) - [NVD.DE](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVD.DE.md) ## Related News & Research - [Up 110% YTD, Why Nvidia’s Backing Could Keep Nokia Stock Rallying](https://longbridge.com/en/news/287094557.md) - [Lamda wins cloud deal with Hudson River Trading to supply access to Nvidia chips](https://longbridge.com/en/news/287059961.md) - [Oil edges lower as traders assess Middle East developments](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286980644.md) - [Stock Market News, 5/21/26 – U.S. Futures Edge Higher as Investors Assess Nvidia Earnings](https://longbridge.com/en/news/287196777.md) - [Who Knew Glass Was So Important to AI? Corning's (GLW) Q1 Report Made It Clear](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286857040.md)