Eurozone jumpy after latest drama in Greece

Shares fell in Europe and Greek debt yields rose yesterday after the parliament in Athens rejected the government’s presidential candidate, setting the stage for an election that anti-bailout party Syriza could win.

Crude oil prices rose, boosted by concerns about disruption to output from Libya, though they remained near recent lows. US stocks edged higher.

Greece’s Syriza wants to wipe out a big part of the country’s debt and cancel the terms of a bailout from the EU and IMF that Athens needs to pay its bills.