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Stock markets as suddenly surging, after Donald Trump claimed that the US and Iran have held “very good and productive conversations” over an end to the conflict.

The London stock market has recovered almost all its earlier losses, after Trump also declared he had postponed any military strikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for five days.