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    Renewed Middle East flare-up drives risk-off sentiment and 2%+ jump in oil prices

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    Renewed Middle East flare-up drives risk-off sentiment and 2%+ jump in oil prices

    Direct answer

    Front-month Brent and WTI futures trade more than 2% higher while European equity indices such as STOXX 600 and CAC 40 slip on risk-off flows tied to Middle East conflict escalation.

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    Market Ontology
    Evidence through
    2026-07-13
    Published
    2026-10-20
    Revision
    1 · 2026-10-20

    Cite as: Market Ontology, “Renewed Middle East flare-up drives risk-off sentiment and 2%+ jump in oil prices”, revision 1, evidence through 2026-07-13. https://marketontology.com/market-events/2026-07-13/renewed-middle-east-flare-up-drives-risk-off-sentiment-and-2-jump-in-oil-prices-75f93b

    GEOPOLITICAL
    Renewed Middle East flare-up drives risk-off sentiment and 2%+ jump in oil prices
    Front-month Brent and WTI futures trade more than 2% higher while European equity indices such as STOXX 600 and CAC 40 slip on risk-off flows tied to Middle East conflict escalation.
    BRN00CL00STOXX600^FCHI
    Impact
    90
    JUL 13
    SIG
    BRN00CL00STOXX600
    Renewed Middle East flare-up drives risk-off sentiment and 2%+ jump in oil prices
    Front-month Brent and WTI futures trade more than 2% higher while European equity indices such as STOXX 600 and CAC 40 slip on risk-off flows tied to Middle East conflict escalation.
    Impact
    Front-month Brent and WTI futures trade more than 2% higher while European equity indices such as STOXX 600 and CAC 40 slip on risk-off flows tied to Middle East conflict escalation.
    Affected
    BRN00CL00STOXX600^FCHI
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