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FTSE 100 drops on weak China data; soaring crude prices lift oil majors

Published 16/09/2019, 08:34
© Reuters.  FTSE 100 drops on weak China data; soaring crude prices lift oil majors
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* FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 down 0.2%

* Weak China data drags Asia-focussed stocks

* IAG, Carnival drop to bottom of FTSE 100

* BP , Shell surge

Sept 16 (Reuters) - UK's main index retreated after four

days of gains as weak China data stoked global growth worries,

while oil majors jumped 3% after crude oil prices surged

following attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities.

The FTSE 100 .FTSE fell 0.2% by 0719 GMT, with the FTSE

250 .FTMC also down by the same level.

BP BP.L and Shell RDSa.L were up as the attacks on

Saturday shut about 5% of global supply. O/R

Airline and cruise operator stocks including British Airways

owner IAG ICAG.L and cruise company Carnival CCL.L fell more

than 2% due to higher oil prices.

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