Oil price rises as markets question durability of Middle East ceasefire

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Gas prices also increase, while global stock markets slip back after strong rally on Wednesday

Oil and gas prices rose on Thursday and Asian stock markets retreated as the https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/08/middle-east-ceasefire-doubt-israel-lebanon-iran-oil-tankers">two-week ceasefire in Iran looked increasingly shaky, with Israel continuing attacks on Lebanon and the US and Iran threatening a return to military action.

A day after the US and Iran announced an https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/07/trump-iran-war-ceasefire">11th-hour ceasefire, including an agreement to reopen the strait of Hormuz, many questions remain and there were signs that the truce was already being broken, causing jitters in the markets.

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