FTSE 100 LIVE: London flat and Asia nosedives as Israel launches fresh strikes on Iran and Lebanon

FTSE 100 LIVE: London flat and Asia nosedives as Israel launches fresh strikes on Iran and Lebanon

Source: EODHD - https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/ftse-100-live-london-israel-strikes-iran-lebanon-us-090051719.html
Published: Mar 04, 2026 4:00 AM

The FTSE 100 (^FTSE) underperformed against its European peers on Wednesday, taking its cue from bourses in Asia, which plummeted overnight. Trading on South Korea’s benchmark index was temporarily halted as it suffered losses of more than 12% on the day, as panic selling swept across markets amid the war between the US, Israel and Iran. It meant the Kospi (^KS11) suffered its worst two-day collapse since 2008 during the global financial crisis after Israel launched fresh strikes on Iran and Lebanon, and Iran's Revolutionary Guards sealed off one of the world's most vital shipping routes for energy. The US military said it has hit nearly 2,000 targets since first launching deadly strikes wit...

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