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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Jeremy Cutler

UNCOVERED: Oil price climbs as middle east tensions flare - Caught on Camera

Escalations in the Middle East saw oil prices climb (James Manning/PA) - (PA Wire)

The FTSE 100 closed lower on Wednesday amid renewed strength in oil prices as hopes for peace in the Middle East faded once more amid renewed fighting between the US and Iran.

The FTSE 100 closed down 41.21 points, or 0.4%, at 10,332.30. The FTSE 250 ended down 192.07 points, 0.8%, at 23,186.29, while the AIM All-Share fell 11.08 points, 1.4%, to 807.24.

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