LIVE | Oil price shoots up, ‘Iran attack on US frigate’, stock markets decline

An attack claimed by Iran on an American frigate in the Strait of Hormuz is driving up oil prices. The AEX drops slightly into the red, due to losses among financials and tech funds. Losses elsewhere in Europe are greater under pressure from new US import duties on truck builders. Futures for US stock markets are slumping. The Damrak is open despite Remembrance Day.

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