Oil prices rise after fresh US strikes on Iran and return of sanctions on Tehran – business live

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Oil prices have risen by more than 3% after fresh strikes from the US and Iran tested a fragile truce.

Short-term profit taking on long-term winners, particularly the AI theme, appears to be a global dynamic… we sh ould expect elevvated volatility and continued foreign sellingin orea equities in the near term.

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