News · 18 May 2026
FTSE 100 climbs with oil shares, political worries remain
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UK share values rose Monday, despite political worries about Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The FTSE 100 went up, mainly from higher energy share prices as crude oil prices climbed. Andy Burnham's potential leadership challenge has added to political uncertainty; concurrently, energy shares saw gains, with some major companies rising over 2%.
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