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London pre-open: FTSE seen flat, Brent breaches $80 as US reinstates Iranian port blockade

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Tuesday 14 Jul 2026

(Sharecast News) - London stocks were set for a flat open on Tuesday as Brent breached $80 a barrel after Donald Trump said the US had reinstated the naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz and that all commercial vessels would be charged "at the rate of 20%" on all cargo...

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