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Stocks rose and gasoline prices continued to fall after the U.S. and Iran signed an interim peace agreement to wind down the war, capping a holiday-shortened week on a high note. Brent crude futures, the international oil benchmark, finished the day near flat at $79.85 a barrel, about $7.50 closer than they started the week to the prewar level of about $72.50. The recent drop in oil prices has already translated into relief at the pump for Americans: The average cost of a gallon of gasoline slipped below $4 for the first time in more than two months, according to AAA.
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US equity indexes rose this week as the interim Iran peace agreement set the stage for reopening the
From the stock market to government debt and the greenback, investors enjoyed gains most of where they looked on Thursday, closing up their holiday-shortened week. Information Technology was the best performing sector for the day in the moments before the close up nearly 3%, a gain captured by the popular iShares U.S. Technology ETF. Wall Street analysts expect tech companies to grow earnings by 39% this year, which accounts for over half of the S&P 500 earnings growth for the year, data from Ned David Research show.
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The S&P 500 energy sector is on track to be the worst performing sector of the index for the day and week. Popular energy ETF State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR is down 2.1% for the day and over 7% for the week. "Full reopening of Hormuz may bring Brent prices to $82/bbl this year, from $93 prior, setting a $70-80 range for most of" the second half of 2026, wrote BofA Global Research.
Broad Market Indicators Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV were higher after midday T
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The stock market rallied on the Iran deal, led by AI and biotech names, despite a hawkish Fed. SpaceX rose for the week but came well off highs.
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U.S. stocks rose in early Thursday trading, rebounding from the previous session’s Fed-driven selloff as falling oil prices and optimism surrounding the Iran peace deal boosted investor sentiment.
The three major U.S. indexes kicked off Thursday ready to recoup their prior day losses. Now, their early gains have tempered. The Dow was up 200 points, or 0.4%, half of what it gained at the market open.
Oil prices dropped further on Thursday after US President Donald Trump and his Iranian counterpart signed off on a deal to end four months of war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz to tanker and cargo traffic."The US and Iran have signed an initial deal to end the war, causing oil prices to fall further," he said.
Stocks and bond prices were higher on Thursday morning, after President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and Iran that increases the likelihood of releasing more oil supply from the Persian Gulf. The S&P 500 rose 1.1%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 1.4%. The national average price for one gallon of regular unleaded gasoline was at $3.9987 on Thursday, its lowest price since March 30, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
June 18 (Reuters) - Wall Street's major indexes advanced on Thursday with technology shares leading gains as optimism about a Middle East peace deal offset worries about a hawkish Federal Reserve
Futures markets pointed higher ahead of the open, with S&P 500 E-mini contracts up 0.72% and Nasdaq 100 E-mini futures rising 1.36%, according to Reuters, as investors partly unwound Wednesday's sharp selloff. The S&P 500 lost 1.21% on Wednesday to close at 7,420.10 and the Nasdaq fell 1.34% to 26,021.66 after the Federal Reserve held rates at 3.75% but nine officials projected at least one hike by year-end, stripping away prior language that had flagged likely cuts. The iShares Core S&P 500 ETF