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Oil surges 8 per cent following a surprise Opec+ cut to supply by more than a million bpd in a bid to reportedly stabilise the market. The Nasdaq enjoys its best quarter in almost three years, unfazed by rising interest rates and the recent banking crisis. In Switzerland, prosecutors investigate UBS’s government-backed takeover of Credit Suisse. The new mega-bank is reportedly ready to slash up to 30 per cent of its workforce. March factory activity in China comes in neutral, stoking fears over global demand. In autos news, Tesla deliveries jump by 4 per cent to a new record for the first three months this year. However, the EV maker misses estimates as production outpaces demand. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .