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On June 19, Iran is transporting a large amount of oil that had previously been unable to be exported due to U.S. sanctions, which could be good news for Tehran as it signed a temporary peace agreement with Washington on Wednesday. Shipping data compiled by Bloomberg shows that 11 tankers have departed from Chabahar Port in Iran's Oman Gulf this week, carrying a total of 20 million barrels of crude oil. Previously, the U.S. military had prevented these tankers from entering the Indian Ocean, aiming to limit Tehran's access to oil revenue.

Germany's DAX 30 Index provisionally closed up 0.09% at 25,049.50 points, with a cumulative increase of approximately 1.6% for the week. The French index provisionally closed down 0.29%, the Italian index provisionally closed up 0.54% with its banking sector index rising 0.26%, and the UK index provisionally closed down 0.33%. The major European stock indices showed mixed performance this time, with the Italian market standing out by reaching a historic closing high supported by the banking sector. The German market maintained a slight upward trend, registering a considerable cumulative gain for the week.

The preliminary closing of the Eurozone STOXX 50 Index fell by 0.16%, ending at 6,313.37 points, also retreating below its historical closing high, with a cumulative gain of about 2% for the week. The preliminary closing of the FTSEurofirst 300 Index fell by 0.10%, ending at 2,547 points. Despite a slight retreat in late trading, the above major European stock indices all recorded weekly gains, indicating that the overall trend of the European equity market remains relatively strong recently.