Markets slide on report US to send more troops to Middle East, as UK borrowing costs hit highest since 2008 – business live

From 2h ago14.29 GMTMarkets slide on report US to send more troops to Middle EastShares in London are suffering an end-of-week sell-off, following a report that the US is to send more troops to the Middle East.The blue-chip FTSE 100 share index is now down 90 points, or 0.9%, at 9970 points, back below the 10,000-point mark. That’s its lowest level since 5 January, as the Iran war wipes out almost all of its gains during 2026.Energy company BP (-3.6%) is among the top fallers, along with copper producer Ant ...