US stock futures rose Sunday after US and Chinese representatives agreed on a framework for a trade deal, potentially averting a tariff hike to 157% on Chinese goods.

The upcoming Trump-Xi meeting could finalize a China trade deal. Apple, Meta and Microsoft lead huge earnings. A Fed rate cut looms.

Gold is sliding, with a brightening outlook for global trade sapping demand for a metal often seen as a haven in uncertain times. Most-active gold futures recently stood 2.4% lower at roughly $3,925 a troy ounce Gold hasn't finished the day by settling below $4,

Trading platform Robinhood has announced that it will launch futures trading in the UK, allowing customers to trade index, energy, metals and foreign exchange futures.

The firm, which recently announced the departure of CEO Emma Walmsley at the end of the year, now expects to generate core earnings per share growth of 10% to 12%, up from a previous forecast of 6% to 8%. GSK also lifted its turnover growth forecast and operating profit growth outlook.

Markets were mostly lower along with oil and gold, after many indexes hit more record highs in the prior session on positive sentiment over U.S. and China trade talks.

Record XRP and Solana futures activity pushed open interest on the derivatives giant’s platform to roughly $3 billion, signaling renewed retail and institutional appetite for altcoin exposure.

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U.S. stock market futures rose on Friday ahead of the release of a critical inflation report that could help drive interest-rate expectations. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose 0.17% to 47002.