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Stocks Rise on Peace Hopes, Oil Mixed
Wall Street and European markets climbed over 1% on hopes for a swift Middle East peace, while oil prices showed mixed moves amid ongoing supply concerns.
- Wall Street and European markets rose Tuesday on investor hopes for a quick end to the Middle East conflict. Main indices jumped more than 1 percent as trading opened in New York.
- President Donald Trump's reported willingness to end the war with Iran energized equities, though Briefing analyst Patrick O'Hare called the optimism peculiar since the Strait of Hormuz remains restricted.
- Brent North Sea crude for May delivery rose 5.3 percent to $118.49 a barrel, while Wealth Club strategist Susannah Streeter noted oil "remains painfully high for economies to deal with."
- While Wall Street rallied, Asia confronts a major energy crisis, with Kpler president Jean Maynier telling AFP the region will "for now, be the ones suffering the most" from the war.
- SPI Asset Management's Stephen Innes questioned how long elevated energy costs will bleed into growth, as Trump suggested fuel-short nations should "go get your own oil" in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Leaning Left2Leaning Right3Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution45% Center
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45% Center
L 22%
C 45%
R 33%
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