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London close: Banks, travel stocks drag markets lower on macro fears

By Benjamin Chiou

Date: Thursday 12 Mar 2026

(Sharecast News) - London's blue chips finished the day lower again on Thursday as another surge in the price of crude hammered risk appetite, dampening prospects for the global economy, as ongoing disruptions to oil trade worsened the outlook for inflation.


The FTSE 100 slipped 0.5% to 10,305.15,...

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