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London’s blue-chip index is set to slide this morning after a shaky week for trading.
Oil pressures have climbed higher after a drone attack on Saudi Aramco’s Shaybah oil field killed two people. The incident renewed tensions in the Middle East and heightened concerns over further disruptions to energy supplies.
Brent crude – the international benchmark for oil prices – was trading above $111 on Thursday morning reversing any losses from earlier in the week.
The uncertainty in the Gulf put Asian stocks on a struggling foot, even as tech earnings provided some optimism provided.
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