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London pre-open: Stocks to nudge up amid Hormuz reopening hopes

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Thursday 06 Aug 2026

(Sharecast News) - London stocks were set to nudge higher at the open on Thursday amid hopes of a US-Iran deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
The FTSE 100 was called to open around six points higher. At 0728 BST, Brent crude was up 0.3% at $79.72 a barrel and...

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