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London pre-open: Stocks to gain, oil down as Trump cancels planned attack on Iran

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Tuesday 19 May 2026

(Sharecast News) - London stocks were set to gain at the open on Tuesday after Donald Trump said he was cancelling a planned US military attack on Iran.
The FTSE 100 was called to open around 20 points higher.

In a post on Truth Social, the US president said on...

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