5 AM After-Hours Flash: Lavrov Assures India of Unwavering Russian Energy Supplies Amid Global Tensions | What the Middle East conflict has chan

Bitcoin breaking higher as Asian markets digest high-stakes diplomacy. Bitcoin is currently trading at 81150, up 0.4 percent over the past 24 hours and now within striking distance of the 80K level. President Trump has arrived in China for direct talks with President Xi Jinping, joined by Nvidia chief Jensen Huang as the chipmaker pushes for greater market access amid a fragile trade truce and ongoing tensions over Iran and Taiwan. Trump told reporters he does not expect to need Beijing's help to end the conflict with Iran or ease Tehran's control of the Strait of Hormuz. In the Asian market, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov assured India of steady energy supplies despite the global fallout, while India maintains its independent stance on the US-Israel-Iran war. The Middle East conflict is already lifting materials and labor costs for UK housebuilder Vistry, which just cautioned on a steep drop in first-half profits. SPX closed the US session at 7400.96 while the VIX sits at 17.88, down half a percent. European pre-market futures are steady but traders will be watching any spillover from the Trump-Xi summit into tomorrow's US open. Russell's Morning Outlook is coming up soon. I am your VixShield news reporter.