Stock market falls resume as US-Israel war with Iran drives up oil and gas prices
FTSE 100 and France’s CAC down 1.5%; Germany’s DAX and Italy’s FTSE MIB down 1.6%; the Dow Jones was down 2%Middle East crisis – live updatesA market sell-off resumed on both sides of the Atlantic on Thursday as fears mounted that there would be no quick resolution to the conflict in the...
<p>FTSE 100 and France’s CAC down 1.5%; Germany’s DAX and Italy’s FTSE MIB down 1.6%; the Dow Jones was down 2%</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/mar/05/iran-war-latest-updates-canada-carney-trump-israel-tehran-strikes">Middle East crisis – live updates</a></p></li></ul><p>A market sell-off resumed on both sides of the Atlantic on Thursday as fears mounted that there would be no quick resolution to the conflict in the Middle East.</p><p>Early gains in European markets, which had followed a rebound in Asia, were wiped out in later trading and Wall Street was also trading sharply lower by early afternoon in New York.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/05/stock-market-falls-resume-as-us-israel-war-with-iran-drives-up-oil-and-gas-prices">Continue reading...</a>
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