Key Highlights
- Britain’s FTSE 100 declined 2.2% to 10,546.30.
- In South Korea, a big energy importer, the Kospi plunged 7.2% as markets reopened after a holiday on Monday, closing at 5,791.91.
- Benchmark U. S.
- crude rose $3.24 to $74.47 a barrel.
- Brent crude, the international standard, added $3.56 to $81.30 a barrel.



