FX.co ★ FTSE 100 Attempts Gains for 2nd Session

The FTSE 100 inched higher on Tuesday, aiming for a second consecutive day of gains and outperforming most other European indices, though sentiment remains fragile amid continued volatility. If the advance holds, it would mark the index’s first back-to-back rise since the outbreak of war in Iran. The uptick was driven by renewed strength in oil majors and modest gains among large caps: Shell rose around 1%, BP added 0.4%, and HSBC, AstraZeneca and Unilever also notched small increases. Investors remain focused on Middle East tensions and volatile oil markets, with Brent crude climbing back toward $104 per barrel after Iran targeted additional energy infrastructure in the Gulf. Weighing on the index, International Airlines Group fell more than 1% as travel stocks stayed under pressure.