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Of fuel at petrol stations in the UK has started, with large queues forming, with fears that fuel prices will rocket.

The driver is clearly disrupted production and distribution routes. One to watch is how equities including commodes get impacted. Lloydshardly rattled at the moment but could recent events trigger a larger correction in the markets?

Dubai properties going cheap!

Not to be missed and come with (soon to be built), air raid shelter.

It is very clear that there are those on here that cannot accept a different narrative than their own and how that might impact stocks and lloyds, which was the point of the thread, which was then sabotaged by both 88 and hartleygreen, both of whom are right wing political trolls!

Both are also abusive of others users of this forum!

HG, the yanks has their a55 kicked in Afghanistan and left with tail between their legs.

Thinking in terms of market impact, we need to consider US may lose this one with Iran.

"UK stock indexes fell on Monday, swept up in a global selloff, as an escalating military conflict in the Middle East sparked a jump ​in oil prices and pushed investors towards safe-haven assets.

Oil ‌prices surged almost 8% after retaliatory Iranian attacks disrupted shipping in the crucial Strait of Hormuz following the weekend’s bombing by Israel and the United States that killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. [O/R]

While British oil ‌majors ​such as Shell rose 2% and defence ⁠companies like BAE Systems ⁠climbed 4.9%, other equity sectors, particularly banks and travel companies, came under heavy selling pressure as investors braced for travel and economic disruptions.

The blue-chip FTSE 100 fell 1% by ​1131 GMT, having touched a record high in the prior session, while the domestically oriented FTSE 250 index tumbled 1.3%.

“If ⁠the issues persist, then the market ⁠will start to worry about new inflationary pressures ​and that could lower expectations for near-term interest rate cuts,” ​said Dan Coatsworth, head of markets at AJ Bell.

Heavyweight ‌banks, including HSBC, Barclays and Lloyds Banking Group fell between 2.7% and 4.7%, as surging oil prices fuelled concerns about a resurgence of inflation."

Impact on lloyds not too bad yet, but it's early days in this conflict!

In any fight, there is a winner and loser!

American may well have overextended itself here, so factor in the US losing this conflict it started and how it may impact markets!

https://wtvbam.com/2026/03/02/uk-stocks-plunge-as-iran-conflict-sparks-global-selloff/

HG, not really, I'm just anticipating a drop in US stocks pulling down UK stocks.

Yes, only a small drop and may be back £1+ easily today. The Americans and Trump are not going to come out of this in a good way! They wanted a quick fix and Iran is planning for a long game. I see this dragging on. Watch out for another invation of Lebanon!

May well be another dip when the US opens....

98p and down3.5%

Dubai (DFM) Suspended

Abu Dhabi (ADX) Suspended

Kuwait (BK) Suspended

Hard hats and bunker time folks!

In UAE!

Worth a quick read folks.

https://www.fool.co.uk/2026/03/01/3-numbers-that-lloyds-shareholders-should-keep-an-eye-on/

OK folks,strait of Hormuz closed to shipping, so expect prices to skyrocket!

"Shares of Lloyds Banking Group plc crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 92.41 and traded as high as GBX 105.10. Lloyds Banking Group shares last traded at GBX 102.44, with a heavy volume of 203,327,000 shares changing hands."

https://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/lloyds-banking-group-lonlloy-share-price-passes-above-200-day-moving-average-heres-why-2026-02-28/

At their lowest for almost 4 years.

Clearly this is a combination of external factors but our Labour government has provided fiscal stability and has aggressive set new housing targets hiring hundreds of new planning officers to speed up the process. While this affects long-term affordability rather than immediate interest rates, it is central to their "Freedom to Buy" strategy. Of course mortgage support also comes into play here where the mortgage guarantee scheme is being made permanent to help first-time buyers with smaller deposits.

I see all this coming together to the benefit of banks including lloyds!

Excellent post troublesome!

Yes, 'Featherheads' is the perfect way to describe those on the right.

And it falls!

"Immediate resistance sits around 110p–112p, where previous rallies have stalled. A clean break above that region in March could reopen the path toward the mid-teens.

If broader markets weaken, however, a retest of the 95p–100p support band cannot be ruled out. Momentum indicators suggest consolidation rather than a decisive breakout."

https://tmastreet.com/lloyds-share-price-today-holds-100p-ahead-of-march/

88 had to bail out of Mexico,with tail between legs.

That the USA is throwing its weight about a lot and God forbid, but we wouldn't want a re-run of a trin towers magnitude attack on the USA.

Thinking in terms of the impact on markets, it was not good...

On the cards lads, if talks between Iran and the US. Likely to happen over the weekend, if talks breakdown. Expect carnage in the markets on Monday.

On a side note, great yo hear that someone else has had a pop at Huntley