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Business 10 November 2026, 11:06

Markets today | Oil prices slide further as hopes of US-Iran deal lift global stocks

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Oil prices have fallen around 20% this month as hopes of a US-Iran deal grow, helping fuel a global stock market rally led by technology shares and renewed optimism about AI.

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