India, June 13 -- European shares drifted lower on Friday as heightened Middle East tensions offset encouraging inflation data from Germany and France.
Israel launched strikes against Iran, targeting nuclear facilities and ballistic missile factories as part of efforts "to damage Iran's nuclear infrastructure, its ballistic missile factories and military capabilities."
The overnight strikes on the country killed at least three of its senior military leaders. Iran retaliated by launching more than 100 drones toward Israeli territory.
In economic news, Germany's consumer prices logged a steady annual growth in May due to the continued decrease in energy prices, final data from Destatis showed today.
The consumer price index climbed 2.1 pe...