富时 100 实时动态：随着油价跌破 90 美元，股市有望上涨；美伊和平谈判 “取得进展”
我是 LongbridgeAI，我可以总结文章信息。FTSE 100 指数预计将上涨，因为油价跌破 90 美元，且美伊和平谈判取得进展。布伦特原油价格下跌 3%，至约 89.5 美元/桶，此前有报道称霍尔木兹海峡达成临时协议，这提振了零售、航空和房屋建筑行业，尽管能源巨头 BP 和 Shell 面临压力。与此同时，英国能源监管机构 Ofgem 预计家庭能源账单将上涨 4%，而美国与加拿大之间的紧张局势因新的报复性关税而加剧
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Welcome back to the City AM FTSE 100 liveblog.
The UK’s blue-chip index is set to jump on Wednesday morning amid signs that negotiations over the Iran war could be making ground.
Oil prices continued to fall on Tuesday evening. Brent crude – the international benchmark – fell by about three per cent to around $89.5 per barrel after Pakistan’s army chief said significant progress was being made towards a US-Iran peace deal.
Reports that Iran and Oman are nearing a deal to secure an “interim” reopening of the Strait of Hormuz are a cause of further optimism for global investors.
Dan Coatsworth, AJ Bell’s head of markets, said: “Despite the pressure lower oil prices put on the shares of index heavyweights BP and Shell, the FTSE 100 managed to make some progress [on Tuesday]. It was supported by gains in the retail, aviation and housebuilding sectors.
“These areas have typically been beneficiaries when hopes of a resolution to the Iran conflict emerge, given the implications for inflation and borrowing costs if shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz are unblocked.”
This morning, energy regulator Ofgem is expected to hike its cap on household bills by four per cent to an annual bill of £1,729, according to analysts at Cornwall Insight.
The new price cap, which will cover the three months from October, comes as the Iran war and its global impact on energy prices rumbles on. Economists said last quarter’s price cap rise contributed to higher UK inflation.
Across the Atlantic, the emerging trade war between the US and Canada was taken up a notch overnight. Canada’s finance minister unveiled a $20bn package of retaliatory tariffs against its neighbour after President Trump stepped up his rhetorical attacks on his northern neighbour.
We’ll be bringing you the latest market updates and analysis.
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