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London pre-open: Stocks to fall, oil prices back above $100 after US-Iran trade missile fire

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Friday 08 May 2026

(Sharecast News) - London stocks were set to slump at the open on Friday, while oil prices were back above $100 a barrel after the US and Iran opened fire in the vital Strait of Hormuz, and as investors eyed the latest US non-farm payrolls report.
The FTSE 100 was called...

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