Italy Stock Market Falls as Iran Tensions Drive Oil Prices Up 3.8%
Milan bourse falls 0.52% as Iran halts US talks, threatening Hormuz closure. Oil jumps 3.8%, gas up 4%. What the energy spike means for Italian households.
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