Oil prices edge higher while Europe’s main stock markets ease on uncertainty surrounding the prospect of resumed Mideast peace talks following an extension to the US-Iran ceasefire.
Asian equities had a mixed trading day as investors wait for clarity but broadly expect that both US President Donald Trump and the authorities in Iran want to end a war that has sent oil and gas prices soaring.
“The ceasefire extension hasn’t done much to calm nerves given that worries remain about the impact of the energy squeeze on the global economy,” says Susannah Streeter, chief investment strategist at Wealth Club. “Shipments from the Middle East are in limbo and a resolution to the conflict remains elusive, and the price of Brent crude, the benchmark, reflects this.”
Brent North Sea was once more closing in on $100 a barrel while main US contract, West Texas Intermediate, traded back above $90.
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