富時 100 實時動態：隨着油價跌破 90 美元，股市有望上漲；美伊和平談判 “取得進展”
我是 LongbridgeAI，我可以總結文章信息。FTSE 100 指數預計將上漲，因為油價跌破 90 美元，且美伊和平談判取得進展。布倫特原油價格下跌 3%，至約 89.5 美元/桶，此前有報道稱霍爾木茲海峽達成臨時協議，這提振了零售、航空和房屋建築行業，儘管能源巨頭 BP 和 Shell 面臨壓力。與此同時，英國能源監管機構 Ofgem 預計家庭能源賬單將上漲 4%，而美國與加拿大之間的緊張局勢因新的報復性關税而加劇
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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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