General · 21 May 2026
FTSE 100 falls: How Middle East fears are reshaping markets
Investors faced fresh market pressure after worries over fighting in the Middle East hurt confidence and pushed shares lower. Britain’s FTSE 100 fell on Thursday, after an initial dip, as traders reacted to renewed concern about the Iran conflict and rising oil prices. While trading across European markets remained cautious, the performance of energy and defence companies and the mid-cap FTSE 250 index on Thursday was not consistently positive.
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