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London open: FTSE struggles to make headway as oil ticks up despite Trump extension

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Friday 27 Mar 2026

(Sharecast News) - London stocks struggled to make any headway in early trade on Friday as oil prices ticked higher, with Donald Trump's extension to the pause on attacking Iranian energy facilities failing to provide a meaningful boost to sentiment.
At 0825 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up just 0.1% at...

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