The UK market's FTSE 100 climbed to a six-week high on Wednesday, with investors largely reacting to corporate earnings updates, and awaiting a fresh round of negotiations between U.S. and Iran to end their conflict.
According to media reports, teams from the U.S. and Iran are likely to return to Pakistan later this week for a fresh round of talks. U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly told Fox News that he views the war was very close to being over. The President said that talks could resume "within the next two days".
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Market Analysis
April 10, 2026 16:21 ET Inflation data from the U.S. was the main data event this week as the conflict in the Middle East continue. The minutes of the latest Fed policy session and the survey data on the services sector also made headlines. In Europe, manufacturing orders data from Germany was in focus. Price data from China drew attention in Asia.