The FTSE 100 fell 0.67% on Thursday, with Germany's DAX down 0.95% and France's CAC 40 down 1.25%. Mining stocks led the losses as silver fell 2.93%, copper 2.29% and spot gold 1.25% to $4,089.19 an ounce, while Asian shares slid after mixed U.S. tech earnings renewed doubts about returns on AI spending. Brent crude rose 2.78% to $111.85 a barrel as the Gulf war lifted oil prices, and Iran's IRGC navy claimed it struck four vessels, a claim the article says is unverified. Uranium enrichment remains the sticking point in talks, after a June memorandum left details unresolved.
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