PARIS, May 26 : European stock indexes were mixed on Tuesday, pulling back slightly from recent gains, and oil prices rose after new U.S. strikes in southern Iran dampened investors’ hopes that a U.S.-Iran peace deal could be imminent.Market sentiment had turned more positive over the past week, as traders

Oil prices rose on Tuesday and stocks were mixed as investor optimism over an imminent US–Iran peace deal was tempered by new US strikes in the Middle East.

Wall Street stocks mostly rose Tuesday, lifting the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to fresh records on hopes for a Middle East peace deal.The gains came despite a jump in Brent oil prices…