By Reuters

(Reuters) - The main ​UK stock indexes eased on Thursday after recording their ‌strongest session in months a day earlier, as oil prices rebounded on growing doubts over a fragile ceasefire in the Middle East conflict.

The blue-chip FTSE 100 (.FTSE) dipped 0.3% by 0927 GMT, while the midcap FTSE 250 (.FTMC) slipped 1.1%.

• The FTSE 350 energy index (.FTNMX601010) climbed 1% as ⁠oil prices , jumped almost 3% on concerns that energy flows through ​the crucial Strait of Hormuz will remain restricted.

• Viability of the ceasefire is ​in question amid continued Israeli strikes on Lebanon, causing Iran to suggest it would be "unreasonable" to proceed with talks to forge a permanent peace deal.

• The FTSE ​100 (.FTSE) recorded its biggest percentage gain in a year on Wednesday after ​the two-week ceasefire deal between the U.S. and Iran.

• Rate-sensitive homebuilders (.FTNMX402020) came under pressure ‌as ⁠bond yields edged higher. Two-year gilt yield , which reflects near-term rate expectations, rose to 4.25% after its largest one-day fall since March 2023.

• Traders were betting on 40 basis points of rate hikes from the ​Bank of England ​by the end ⁠of this year, compared to 32 bps on Wednesday.

• Britain's housing market cooled noticeably last month as economic ​uncertainty stemming from the Iran war unnerved buyers who ​face ⁠rising mortgage rates, a survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors showed.

• Ceres Power Holdings (CWR.L) fell 7.7% after brokerage Peel Hunt downgraded the clean energy ⁠technology ​developer's stock to "sell" from "hold."

• ME Group International (MEGPM.L) climbed ​3.7% after the vending machine operator secured a partnership with retailer ASDA to install ​Wash.ME laundry machines.

Reporting by Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru; Editing by Sahal Muhammed

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