Stock market falls resume as US-Israel war with Iran drives up oil and gas prices

FTSE 100 and France’s CAC down 1. 5%; Germany’s DAX and Italy’s FTSE MIB down 1. 6%; the Dow Jones was down 2% Middle East crisis – live updates A market sell-off resumed on both sides of the Atlantic on Thursday as fears mounted that there would be no quick resolution to the conflict in the Middle East.