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The Dow Jones Industrials regained 80.06 points to 50,946.84.
The S&P 500 moved up 57.63 points to 7,441.37.
The tech-heavy NASDAQ reasserted itself 359.54 points, or 1.4%, to 26,059,67, following Friday’s decline of 4.2%, its worst drop since April 2025 as investors took profits on chip stocks on concern the shares had gone too far given the uncertain economic backdrop.
Shares of Micron Technology, the memory chipmaker that’s led the latest leg of the bull market, were up nearly 10% after falling 13% on Friday. Shares of Nvidia and Broadcom were also higher.
Oil prices gained as Israel carried out a “large-scale strike on strategic defense systems” on Monday, according to the IDF X account, in response to Iran attacks.
But Trump said Israel and Iran “are looking to do an immediate ceasefire” and that negotiations were proceeding despite the attacks. Trump earlier ordered that Iran and Israel “must immediately stop” attacking.
Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs later told reporters Monday the country’s military has ended military operations against Israel. However, Iran warned it would restart hostilities if Israel continues attacking Lebanon.
Prices for the 10-year Treasury sank, raising yields to 4.56% from Friday’s 4.54%. Treasury prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Oil prices recovered 93 cents to $91.51 U.S. a barrel.
Gold prices dulled $4.50 to $4,360.80 U.S. an ounce.
