Oil price plummets as Strait of Hormuz is ‘open for business’

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Iran has declared the strait open to all commercial shipping for 10 days, the duration of a ceasefire agreed between Israel and Lebanon late on 16 April

The price of oil has plummeted around 13% to $81 in just a few hours following the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

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