The resumption of military action in the Persian Gulf had an immediate impact on markets, with oil rates jumping and bourse indexes slumping.

The resumption of military action in the Persian Gulf had an immediate impact on markets, with oil rates jumping and bourse indexes slumping.

Thursday’s bourse session was a mixed one, after the decline of the two previous days.

Refineries and banks stocks combined to give the Athens bourse a new boost on Friday.