The S&P 500 and NASDAQ rose on Monday as oil prices fluctuated in response to the latest bout of military exchanges between the U.S. and Iran. Chipmakers also traded higher to give U.S. equity markets a boost.
The Dow Jones Industrials stepped back 126 points to 52,020.42
The much broader index recovered 20.92 points to 7,478.61
The NASDAQ Composite barreled ahead 145.96 points to 25,667.20.
Micron Technology was a key leader of the advance, climbing more than 3%. Astera Labs gained more than 4%, while Teradyne rose more than 5%. Advanced Micro Devices added more than 2%.
The U.S. completed its ninth consecutive day of strikes on Iran overnight, but investor sentiment improved by midmorning in London after Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei lifted hopes for a diplomatic settlement.
Baghaei told reporters that intermediaries had continued to exchange messages with Iran amid the latest round of U.S. strikes, and said negotiations between the two adversaries could be pursued based on national interests.
That said, U.S. crude futures were last little changed at around $82 per barrel, reversing an earlier gain. International benchmark Brent also eased from levels seen overnight, trading up marginally at nearly $88.
Prices for the 10-year Treasury backpedaled, raising yields to 4.59% from Friday’s 4.55%. Treasury prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Oil prices dipped 33 cents to $82.16 U.S. a barrel.
Gold prices retreated $3.50 to $4.015.30 U.S. an ounce.
