London markets sharply lower at open after Israel launches overnight retaliation attack on Iran
European stocks declined on Friday morning after reports of explosions in Iran, fuelling worries of a conflict escalation.
The FTSE 100 index opened 50.93 points lower, 0.7%, at 7,826.12. The FTSE 250 was down 178.53 points, 0.9%, at 19,272.14. The AIM All-Share was down 4.15 points, 0.6%, at 741.14.
The Cboe UK 100 fell 0.7% to 781.46, the Cboe UK 250 was down 0.8% at 16,706.81, and the Cboe...