India, Aug. 5 -- European stocks look set to extend gains from the previous session on Wednesday as a sharp fall in oil prices helped ease concerns around inflation and interest rates.

Brent crude futures fell below $79 a barrel, extending losses for a third consecutive session and bringing the weekly decline to over 10 percent amid rising optimism over a potential interim agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

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