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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Jeremy Cutler

Stocks rally amid hopes of end to Middle East conflict

The FTSE 100 index closed up (PA) - (PA Archive)

Stocks rallied on Wednesday, and oil prices cooled, on hopes for an end to the conflict in the Middle East despite Iran reportedly rejecting a peace plan proposed by the US.

“Investors are pinning their hopes on a 15-point ceasefire deal unveiled by the US despite the proposals apparently being rebuffed by Iran,” said AJ Bell head of markets Dan Coatsworth.

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