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Oil price jumps over 4% and gold slides as the US and Iran trade attacks –business live

The Guardian UK Monday 13 July 2026, 08:09 UTC By Julia Kollewe 1 min read
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Asian shares tumble with South Korea’s Kospi down nearly 10%AkzoNobel shares rose after the Dulux maker said it had received several proposals from Nippon Paint to buy its decorative paints business, valuing ​it at €7.5bn. Shares in the Dutch company that bought ICI in 2007 and has owned paint-maker Dulux ever since, rose 2.1%, giving it a market value of €10bn.

Asian shares tumble with South Korea’s Kospi down nearly 10%

AkzoNobel shares rose after the Dulux maker said it had received several proposals from Nippon Paint to buy its decorative paints business, valuing ​it at €7.5bn.

Shares in the Dutch company that bought ICI in 2007 and has owned paint-maker Dulux ever since, rose 2.1%, giving it a market value of €10bn.

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