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London open: FTSE slides amid escalating Middle East conflict; Spring Statement due

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Tuesday 03 Mar 2026

(Sharecast News) - London stocks slid in early trade on Tuesday amid worries about the escalating conflict in the Middle East, with Chancellor Reeves due to deliver her Spring Statement.
At 0840 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 1.4% at 10,630.21.

All eyes remained firmly on developments in the Middle...

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