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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Jeremy Cutler

Oil majors boost FTSE 100 amid war uncertainty

The Middle East conflict is continuing to cause uncertainty (James Manning/PA) - (PA Wire)

The FTSE 100 closed higher on Tuesday, lifted by gains in oil majors BP and Shell, as investors await clarity over developments in the Middle East.

The FTSE 100 index closed up 71.01 points, 0.7%, at 9,965.16.

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