Oil slips and stocks recover as fears over Hormuz blockade ease
May 21, 2026
Washington [US], May 21: Oil prices slid and European stock markets advanced Wednesday after a South Korean tanker passed through the Strait of Hormuz, easing concerns about the apparent impasse between the US and Iran on ending the war in the Middle East. Asian stocks were mostly lower, however, tracking a pullback on Wall Street.
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