Rare earths stocks: China delays export controls after Trump

Shares of U.S.-listed rare earths miners rallied on Thursday after China agreed to delay the introduction of further export controls as part of an agreement reached between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping .

Critical Metals jumped nearly 7% in the premarket, USA Rare Earth rose around 6% and Energy Fuels was up 3%. MP Materials and NioCorp Developments, meanwhile, were both seen around 3% higher.

The moves come shortly after Trump declared that the "rare earth issue has been settled" following what he described as an "amazing meeting" with China's Xi in South Korea.

As part of a broader agreement between the world's two largest economies, which included Washington cutting fentanyl-linked tariffs, China recently announced rare ea