Sales are spreading in European stock markets after Israel's attack early this morning. The price of crude oil reaches two-month highs. The war in the Middle East is once again influencing investors this Friday.

US stock futures plunge as Israel strikes Iran, Dow futures fall sharply after Israel strikes Iran, shaking global markets and pushing oil prices up by over 8%. The Dow Jones futures dropped 423 points,

The FTSE 100 hit a new closing record after investors continued to look for opportunities outside the US, despite the UK economy shrinking by more than expected in April. The index of the UK’s leading shares rose 0.23% to close at 8,884 on Thursday, topping a previous high of 8,871.31 on March 3.

By Lawrence Delevingne and Dhara Ranasinghe (Reuters) -World stock markets fell on Friday, and oil prices surged, as Israel launched military strikes on Iran, sparking inflows into safe havens such as gold and the dollar.

WTI crude oil (CLN25) closed up +4.94 (+7.26%), and July RBOB gasoline (RBN25) closed up +0.0847 (+3.95%). Crude oil prices early Friday initially soared by +11% after news that Israel launched a major military strike on Iran,