Europe's STOXX 600 share index slid to a two-week low on Monday, weighed by escalating tensions in the Middle East and a global selloff in AI stocks, while Italian lender Monte dei Paschi di Siena jumped after a takeover bid from rival Intesa Sanpaolo.
The pan-European STOXX 600 index fell 0.9% to 616.04 points by 0812 GMT, with all major regional indexes also in the red.