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London close: Stocks mixed as investors mull longer Hormuz blockade

By Josh White

Date: Friday 01 May 2026

(Sharecast News) - London stocks ended mixed on Friday as investors weighed ongoing concerns about the Strait of Hormuz blockade against resilient domestic data, after the Bank of England warned that inflation could breach 6% next year in a worst-case scenario linked to higher oil prices.
The FTSE 100 slipped 0.14%...

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