FTSE 100 Trades at 3-Month Low

2026-03-23 08:49 By Agna Gabriel 1 min. read

The FTSE 100 dropped more than 1.5% to below 9770 on Monday, its lowest level in three months, as escalating tensions in the Middle East weighed heavily on markets.

The decline followed fresh Iranian strikes across the Persian Gulf ahead of a US deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, triggering broad based selling across the index.

Most sectors moved lower, with precious metals miners among the worst performers as gold and silver prices fell, with Endeavour down over 5% and Fresnillo about 4%.

Mining stocks including Antofagasta, Glencore and Anglo American also declined, while travel names EasyJet and IAG dropped more than 3%.

Rolls Royce fell 5% and BAE Systems 2.8%, while banks including HSBC, Lloyds, Barclays and NatWest posted moderate losses.

Shell slipped around 1% and BP was little changed.



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FTSE 100 Trades at 3-Month Low
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