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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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City Staff

FTSE 100 Live: Markets lower as oil prices rise, John Lewis pays bonus

Financial markets are seeing a quieter session after yesterday’s slide in oil prices and big rebound for European stocks.

After rising 3.3% in its best performance since March 2020, the FTSE 100 index gave up some of those gains in trading today.

Brent crude hit $117 a barrel, up 5% after UAE’s support for production increases helped the price fall back from $130 yesterday.

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