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FTSE 100 Today: BP Rally Lifts UK Stocks as Barclays and Taylor Wimpey Fall

FTSE 100 Today: BP Rally Lifts UK Stocks as Barclays and Taylor Wimpey Fall

UK equities ticked up early Tuesday, the FTSE 100 hovering near 10,340 for a gain of about 0.2% after a higher open. BP and Shell nudged the index upward as crude stayed north of $110 a barrel. But Barclays slipped, weighed by earnings, and Taylor Wimpey lost ground on cost pressures. BP featured among top risers; Barclays sat near the bottom of the pile.
FTSE 100 reels from worst week in a year as oil shock hits London stocks

FTSE 100 reels from worst week in a year as oil shock hits London stocks

London shares took their hardest weekly knock in nearly a year, rattled by climbing oil prices and more signs of strain in the U.S. economy that shook confidence at the London Stock Exchange. On Friday, the FTSE 100 shed 1.2%, while the mid-cap FTSE 250 dipped 0.8%. Both indexes just chalked up their roughest week since the sharp drop last April, when U.S. “Liberation Day” tariffs set off a global selloff, according to Reuters.
BP share price set for volatile London open as oil jumps on Hormuz shutdown

BP share price set for volatile London open as oil jumps on Hormuz shutdown

BP heads into Wednesday’s London session under the spotlight, with Brent crude up 3.3% at $84.07 a barrel. Traders are watching fallout from the U.S.-Israeli standoff with Iran, which has rattled the oil market. “The primary near-term driver for oil prices remains the US-Iran conflict,” noted OANDA senior market analyst Kelvin Wong. Investors are also waiting for the latest U.S. crude stockpile numbers, set for release later on Wednesday.
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