{"id":140811,"title":"FTSE 100 Set to Rebound as Markets Look to Trump-Xi Summit","publisher":"Share Talk","author":"sharetalk","published":"2026-09-21T06:11:58+00:00","modified":"2026-09-21T06:11:58+00:00","canonical_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/ftse-100-set-to-rebound-as-markets-look-to-trump-xi-summit/","markdown_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/ftse-100-set-to-rebound-as-markets-look-to-trump-xi-summit.md","json_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/ftse-100-set-to-rebound-as-markets-look-to-trump-xi-summit.json","category":"Blogs","categories":["Blogs","Technology","Technology, Media & Telecoms"],"tags":["Asia","Bangkok","Denmark","Endeavour Mining","Fed","Federal Reserve","Finland","FRANCE","FTSE 100","GERMANY","Glencore","Greenland plan","Hong kong","Japan","London","Manila","mining stocks","Mumbai","Nasdaq Composite","NATO alliance","Netherlands","Nikkei 225","Norway","S&P 500","shanghai","Singapore","Sweden","Sydney","Taiwan","UK","United States","Wall Street"],"featured_image":"https://i0.wp.com/www.share-talk.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/FTSE-100-31-oct-scaled.webp?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1","format":"news","language":"en-GB","content":"The **FTSE 100 is expected to open around 30 points, or 0.3%, higher at 10,686.73 on Monday**, recovering a small part of Friday’s 1.5% decline.\n\nSentiment has improved ahead of **Thursday’s meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping**, after US and Chinese officials held talks over the weekend covering trade and artificial intelligence. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng discussed a proposed AI incident notification mechanism and broader economic cooperation ahead of the summit.\n\nAsian markets responded positively, with the **Shanghai Composite up 0.5% and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng gaining 0.6%**. Japanese markets were closed for a holiday.\n\nUS markets were mixed on Friday, with the **Dow Jones falling 0.2%, while the S&P 500 rose 0.2% and the Nasdaq gained 0.4%**.\n\nBond yields remain elevated, with the **US 10-year Treasury yield around 5.00%** and the 30-year yield at approximately 5.33%, maintaining pressure on rate-sensitive assets.\n\n**Brent crude fell sharply to around $101.86 a barrel from $104.37 on Friday**, despite continued geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and reports of further attacks affecting regional energy and shipping risks.\n\nGold was broadly steady at around **$4,358 an ounce**, while sterling traded close to **$1.338 against the dollar**.\n\nWith relatively little major UK corporate news scheduled, London trading is likely to remain driven by **US-China developments, bond yields and oil prices**, with investors watching for signs that this week’s Trump-Xi summit can extend the current easing in trade tensions."}