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London close: FTSE dips amid conflicting messages about Hormuz

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Tuesday 11 Aug 2026

(Sharecast News) - London stocks dipped on Tuesday, with oil prices up as investors mulled conflicting accounts of the progress being made to agree the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
The FTSE 100 closed down 0.2% at 10,844.19, while Brent crude was up 1.1% at $88.70 a barrel and West...

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