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FTSE 100 slides and UK gas prices up amid fears strait of Hormuz will be closed for extended period Middle East crisis – live updates Business live – latest updates Oil prices rose sharply and European stock markets fell on Monday after the US seizure of an Iranian vessel dented hopes for a peace deal. Brent crude, the international benchmark for oil prices, rose by 5% to about $95 a barrel. Continue reading...
Lauren Almeida · Mon, Apr 20, 2026, 10:21 AM
US news | The Guardian
FTSE 100 slides and UK gas prices up amid fears strait of Hormuz will be closed for extended period
Oil prices rose sharply and European stock markets fell on Monday after the US seizure of an Iranian vessel dented hopes for a peace deal.
Brent crude, the international benchmark for oil prices, rose by 5% to about $95 a barrel.
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