European Markets Surge Amid US-Iran Peace Agreement
The Dow rose 468.77 points to a record close as investors weighed a U.S.-Iran deal and a 5% drop in oil prices.
- On Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average touched an intraday record high, driven by optimism surrounding President Donald Trump's announcement of a preliminary U.S.-Iran peace deal to end the Middle East conflict.
- Signed electronically on Sunday, the agreement seeks to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, effectively ending the three-month conflict that had weighed on global markets and investor sentiment.
- Optimism sent oil prices down nearly 5% on Monday, causing the energy index to lose 0.4%, while financial shares led broader market gains with a 1.1% rise.
- SpaceX surpassed Amazon to become the fifth-most valuable U.S. firm, while Truist Wealth CIO Keith Lerner noted the market's underlying performance signals "economic resilience" despite near-term choppiness.
- Investors now turn to Wednesday's Federal Reserve monetary policy decision, where the central bank is expected to hold interest rates steady as officials weigh persistent inflation concerns.
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