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U.S. stocks rocketed on Friday after Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz “completely open” on the heels of a ceasefire announcement between Israel and Lebanon..
The Dow Jones Industrials popped 970.52 points, or 2%, to reach noon EDT at 48,561.39.
The S&P 500 jumped 92.84 points, or 1.3%, to 7,134.12.
The tech-heavy NASDAQ hiked 396.54 points, or 1.7%, to 24,499.30.
In a post on X published Friday, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi wrote, “In line with the ceasefire in Lebanon, the passage for all commercial vessels through Strait of Hormuz is declared completely open for the remaining period of ceasefire, on the coordinated route as already announced by Ports and Maritime Organisation of the Islamic Rep. of Iran.”
U.S. President Donald Trump had said Thursday that the leaders of Israel and Lebanon agreed to a 10-day ceasefire, which went into effect at 5 p.m. ET that day.
Stocks in key industries vulnerable to the strait’s effective closure, such as cruise lines and airlines, rebounded. Shares of Boeing and Royal Caribbean, for instance, advanced 3% and 9%, respectively..
Others such as Amazon and Airbnb also moved higher.
The latest developments build on Trump’s comments from earlier this week that the Middle East conflict is “very close to over” and that Tehran wants to “make a deal very badly.”
Hopes of a peace deal have propelled stocks to record highs in recent days, with the three major averages all pacing for a solidly positive week. The blue-chip Dow has added nearly 3%, while the S&P 500 has risen more than 4% and the NASDAQ has gained more than 6%.
Prices for the 10-year Treasury spiked, lowering yields to 4.24% from Thursday’s 4.31%. Treasury prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Oil prices cratered $11.65 to $83.04 U.S. a barrel.
Gold prices climbed $86.20 to $4,894.50 U.S. an ounce.
