Markets signal investors are back in buying mode again after Kospi’s record surge while Trump gives peace a chance with latest Iran reversal

South Korea’s Kospi index, which has been a bellwether for global stocks lately, soared 18% on Friday, marking its biggest single-day jump on record.

Live, rolling coverage as British oil company looks for buyer amid political dispute over future drilling licences Good morning, and welcome to our live coverage of business, economics and financial markets. BP has put its North Sea oil business up for sale, saying it will try to find a buyer amid a political dispute o

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Welcome back to the City AM liveblog. It’s Friday morning and the FTSE 100 is set to open into the green, following two consecutive days of record gains for the blue-chip index. The FTSE 100 reached a record intraday high on Thursday – for the second day running – but failed to make a new close record…