The ASX200 has been down 0.75% at 8,140 points in early afternoon trade. The intensification of conflict in the Middle East caused the oil price to spike 5% overnight. The Aussie Energy sector has responded by being the best performing sector, up 2.2%, and all other sectors are in the red with Materials shedding 1.7%, followed by Utilities and Financials, both down around 0.9%. Company NewsWhite Cliff Minerals (ASX:WCN) has been up more than 7% after hitting copper rock chips with extremely high grades in Canada. White Cliff Minerals has been 2.3 cents. Black Cat Syndicate (ASX:BC8) has been f…