The International Atomic Energy Agency on Friday said it has negotiated a temporary local ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia, the sixth since late last year, allowing repairs to a power supply line to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
Investors on Thursday latched onto the more encouraging aspects of mixed signals surrounding an end to war in the Middle East, pushing stocks higher and oil prices lower. Worries over AI weighed on tech, but other sectors did the heavy lifting, as attention now turns to U.S. employment data on Friday.