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US equity markets climbed and oil prices retreated amid signs of progress in U.S.-Iran peace talks, while investors also digested cooler-than-expected wholesale inflation figures – Dow rose +318-points or +0.66%. Nvidia Corp gained +3.8% to US$196.51 to book a tenth consecutive session advance - the artificial intelligence chip giant’s longest such winning streak since 2023 and one that has lifted the stock +17.66% over that stretch. The latest gain came a day after the company denied a report that it was seeking an acquisition of a large company that would “reshape the PC landscape.” Nvidia also announced a new family of open-source models overnight that the company it’s calling Ising, aimed at accelerating the adoption of quantum computing. Nvidia sits ~% below its all-time high of US$212.19 (adjusted for a 10-for-1 stock split that occurred in 2024) logged in October last year. Amazon.com Inc (+3.81%) extended its rally into a seventh straight session to record its best seven-day gain (+17.46%) since Augus