London — Shares wiped out their gains in Europe for the year early on Thursday, soured by a sell-off on Wall Street, no end in sight to pandemic lockdowns, and a squeeze in short positions.

The pan-European Stoxx benchmark was down 1.8% at 395.77 points, its lowest since December. London, Paris and Frankfurt all fell...

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