Israeli Strikes Kill 8 In Lebanon As Evacuation Orders Expand

Europe also opened firmer, with the Stoxx 600 up 0.5%, as traders bought back into the artificial-intelligence trade and reassessed geopolitical risk after a volatile stretch for oil, gold and equities.

For the first time, the Israeli military's evacuation included Tyre's old Christian quarter, previously excluded from similar orders.

The attacks risked renewed fighting with Tehran, a day after clashes that had threatened a return to all-out war.

Iran pulled back on Monday after it fired ballistic missiles at Israel a day earlier in retaliation for an Israeli strike near the Lebanese capital, Beirut, targeting Hezbollah — attacks that threatened to unravel a two-month cease-fire between Iran and Israel.