- UK markets tick higher as rate cut hopes take over.
- Anglo American cuts diamond production.
- US stocks rise as trade talks finally take a breather, Nvidia in focus.
- Chinese stock indices hit one-month highs.
- Oil prices try to find a floor.
- AstraZeneca passes its annual health check with flying colours.
Matt Britzman, senior equity analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown:
“UK markets are kicking off the day with a spring in their step, as the US tariff chatter finally quietens down, letting investors zero...