U.S. stocks surged on March 23, 2026, after President Donald Trump announced a five-day pause in planned strikes on Iranian power plants following what he described as productive indirect talks. The announcement lifted major indexes while oil prices declined.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 653 points, or 1.4%, while the S&P 500 gained 1.3% and the Nasdaq-100 increased 1.5%. U.S. stock futures strengthened and oil prices fell after the news, supporting the broad market advance and reflecting relief after earlier threats of escalation.

On March 23, 2026, Trump announced the suspension of planned U.S. military strikes against Iranian power plants for five days, citing productive indirect talks over the previous two days. He had issued an ultimatum on March 21, warning that the U.S. would strike if Iran blocked access to the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours.

Turkey, Egypt, and Pakistan facilitated indirect communications involving White House official Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. On March 22, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty contacted regional counterparts, including officials from the U.S., Iran, Pakistan, Turkey, and Qatar, urging containment of the conflict.

Iran’s foreign ministry denied direct negotiations with the U.S. and characterized the pause as a retreat aimed at preventing energy-price spikes. The five-day suspension sets a near-term deadline that could reintroduce market volatility if mediators do not report progress before it expires.

U.S. stock futures rose on Wednesday following Tuesday's declines. Futures of the major benchmark indices were higher.

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Stocks rose and oil fell on Wednesday on reports the U.S. is seeking a month-long ceasefire in its war on Iran, and had sent a 15-point plan to Iran for discussion, raising hopes for a resumption of oil exports out of the ​Persian Gulf.

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Oil prices fell on Wednesday after Trump said Washington was negotiating with Tehran. Iran denied direct talks, leaving traders to parse mixed signals on diplomacy.

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Stocks spent the day swinging between positive and negative territory as investors digested mixed messages from the Trump administration and Iranian officials about back-channel diplomacy that could put an end to the current conflict.

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Global oil prices tumbled and U.S. stock futures rose on Tuesday evening following reports that the U.S., via intermediary Pakistan, had sent Iran a 15-point plan to end the conflict in the Middle East, now in its fourth week.

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News of a U.S. troop deployment pulled stocks lower, even after President Trump signaled peace talks with Iran were progressing.

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US equities pulled back on Tuesday, giving up part of the previous session's gains as rising oil prices and uncertainty around the ongoing Iran conflict weighed on investor sentiment.  Markets struggled to find direction amid conflicting signals on diplomacy and escalating geopolitical risks, while higher Treasury yields added further pressure.

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President Trump said that U.S. was negotiating with Iran and added that the country agreed it would never have a nuclear weapon.

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Trump suggested early Monday that "productive" discussions with Iran were taking place and that the U.S. was considering a temporary pause in planned strikes. Markets initially took that as a sign of de‑escalation, and crude briefly plunged nearly 8%.

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US stock benchmarks rebounded strongly yesterday but haven't managed to hold their highs. With oil still much lower than its Globex open, sentiment has eased but remains dreary.

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Over half a billion dollars in oil bets were placed just 15 minutes before President Donald Trump announced Monday he was pausing plans to attack Iranian infrastructure, sending prices plunging.

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U.S. stocks traded mixed midway through trading, with the Dow Jones index gaining more than 50 points on Tuesday.

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The dollar fell after US President Donald Trump said he would postpone strikes against Iranian energy targets, prompting energy prices to decline. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index declined 0.4% Monday in New York trading, reversing gains from earlier in the session when it touched the highest level since December.

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After a nice trading day basking in the green, following President Trump's assertion that peace talks are going “very well” with Iran (while lacking particulars, and that's putting it kindly), pre-market futures are down a quarter of a percent at this hour. The Dow is giving back -130 points from the +631 it made yesterday, the S&P 500 is -17 from Monday's +74, and the Nasdaq is stripping back -66 points from +299 the previous session.

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Traders bet half a billion dollars ​on the price of crude only 15 minutes before U.S. President Donald Trump announced a five-day delay to attacks ‌on Iran's energy infrastructure that sent the market plunging, exchange data and Reuters calculations showed.

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President Trump's announcement of a halt in the strikes on Iranian infrastructure sparked a rise in risk assets on Monday (Mar. 23). Commodities are still the strongest year-to-date performer for the major asset classes, but 2026 results are a bit less lopsided through yesterday's close, based on a set of ETFs.

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Core & Main, Inc. (NYSE:CNM) posted mixed results for the fourth quarter on Tuesday.

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US stocks opened lower on Tuesday as renewed uncertainty over the Middle East conflict dampened momentum from the previous session's rally. Investors grew cautious despite US President Donald Trump's decision to delay military strikes on Iran, with conflicting signals around diplomatic progress keeping markets on edge.

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US futures were pointing lower ahead of Tuesday's open, as early optimism over a potential Iran ceasefire fades following a flat denial from Tehran that any talks have taken place. The Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all off around 0.3%, Markets swung sharply overnight after President Trump said the US and Iran had held "very good and productive conversations" and announced a five-day pause on military strikes – comments that briefly sent risk assets higher and pushed Brent crude back below $100 a barrel from a peak of $114 yesterday.

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Relief is flowing through financial markets Monday after President Donald Trump said the United States has talked with Iran about a possible end to their war. Oil prices are easing, and stock prices are jumping on Wall Street following severe losses taken elsewhere in the world before Trump's announcement.

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U.S. stock futures largely fell on Tuesday following Monday's sharp resurgence. Futures of the major benchmark indices were mixed, with only the Nasdaq rising.

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The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed almost no change in the overall fear level, while the index remained in the “Extreme Fear” zone on Monday.

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US stock benchmarks have formed a swift bottom since President Trump leaked US-Iran talk rumors, which could be getting confirmed. Prudent optimism is now slowly turning the wave on escalation fears in the Middle East.

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Asian equity markets rebounded Tuesday, an abrupt U-turn from the prior day.

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Oil prices rose in early trade on Tuesday on ​supply fears, as Iran denied it had held talks with the United States to end the war in ‌the Gulf, contradicting President Donald Trump, who said a deal could be reached soon.

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"What we're seeing today is the market getting a sigh of relief," says Chris Versace, referencing headlines on President Trump and Iran offering room for a technical bounce. He walks investors through his firm's investment strategies from when the strikes on Iran first occurred through Monday morning's Truth Social post from Trump pointing to a five-day ceasefire.

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The Dow rose more than 600 points for its best day since early February. Oil's reset could still be slow going.

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CNBC's Jim Cramer explained why Monday's dramatic reversal in stocks might be temporary. The S&P 500 jumped over 1% after President Trump said that the United States would halt attacks against Iran's power plants and energy infrastructure.

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Investors welcomed efforts to end a war that has driven up energy prices. Oil fell 11%, and major stock indexes rose over 1%.

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US equities staged a sharp rebound on Monday, with all three major indexes closing more than 1% higher as oil prices plunged following comments from Donald Trump about delaying military action against Iran. The rally marked a turnaround from last week's declines, as investors reacted to signs of potential de-escalation in the Middle East conflict, even as uncertainty lingered over the credibility of reported talks between Washington and Tehran.

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Trump on Monday said the U.S. held “very good” and “productive” talks with Iran for a “complete and total resolution” to the war, despite Iran's foreign ministry later denying having held talks with the U.S., while also accusing Trump of market manipulation. Trump said he ordered the Pentagon to postpone strikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for five days.

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Stocks rallied Monday after President Donald Trump said the U.S. and Iran have held talks and that he was halting strikes on Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure, giving investors hope that the Middle East conflict that spiked oil prices and raised fears of a global recession was nearing an end.

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US stocks surge as S&P 500 rallies on Iran talk hopes and oil plunges, boosting sentiment and lifting tech stocks, banks, and travel shares.

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Oil prices could surge or fall, depending on the outcome of U.S. talks with Iran. I'd start looking more closely at oil stocks that could thrive no matter what happens to oil prices.

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The move could ease inflation worries and potentially boost interest in precious metals.

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President Donald Trump said early Monday that the U.S. would pause strikes against Iranian energy infrastructure for five days after what he described as productive talks with Tehran, a move that sent oil prices sharply lower and equity futures sharply higher.

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The U.S.-Israel War on Iran is giving mixed signals, the latest of which comes from this morning, with Trump announcing "productive conversations" with Iran. Although Iran denied any talks, the market is eating up the news, and that, to us, points to a market that has more confidence in the Trump administration.

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Travel-related stocks such as airlines and cruise companies rallied Monday after President Donald Trump postponed his deadline for more strikes in Iran, saying the two countries had held “very good and productive” talks — something Iranian media reports rebuffed.

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The timing of the earlier volume spikes — across both equities and crude — caught the attention of traders.

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I see oil as extremely overbought, with USO doubling since early 2026 and backwardation signaling a likely sharp price correction. Demand destruction is underway, with reduced jet fuel demand, shortened workweeks, and IEA forecasts pointing to lower global oil demand.

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Shares of Nvidia rose as much as 3.1% to $178.08 on Monday, tracking a broader market rally after signs of easing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. US equities moved sharply higher after President Donald Trump said Washington and Tehran were in talks and that strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure had been paused.

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The Dow was up about 1,000 points, or 2.2%, early Monday after President Trump gave markets a reason to hope for a de-escalation of the Iran conflict.

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U.S. stocks traded higher this morning, with the Dow Jones gaining more than 800 points on Monday.

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US stocks opened higher on Monday, after President Donald Trump signaled a potential de-escalation in tensions with Iran by postponing planned military strikes on key energy infrastructure. The Dow Jones Industrial Average index jumped as much as 653 points, or 1.4%, while S&P 500 rose 1.3% and Nasdaq-100 gained 1.5%.

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US stock futures rallied and oil prices tumbled Monday morning after President Trump announced a five-day pause on plans to strike Iranian power plants after talks with Tehran.

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Wall Street stocks are expected to start the week sharply higher after President Donald Trump claimed the US and Iran had held productive talks toward ending the conflict in the Middle East, even as Tehran flatly denied any contact had taken place. Dow Jones futures were up 1.6%, S&P 500 futures gained 1.5% and Nasdaq futures 1.45%, reversing out of the red into the green after Trump's posted on Truth Social that he had instructed the Department of War to "postpone any and all military strikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for a five day period, subject to the success of the ongoing meetings and discussions".

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US stock futures witnessed a sharp jump on Monday after US President Donald Trump said Washington and Tehran had held “productive” talks over the past two days . Dow Jones Industrial Average futures jumped 1,100 points, or 2.6%, while S&P 500 futures rose 2.7% and Nasdaq-100 futures gained 2.7%.

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The U.S. will postpone strikes for five days following discussions between the two countries.

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On Monday, U.S. stocks rose after President Donald Trump suggested a possible de-escalation with Iran by postponing military actions against key energy locations. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped by up to 653 points, a 1.4% increase. At the same time, the S&P 500 went up by 1.3%, and the Nasdaq-100 climbed by 1.5%.

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Trump Spirit Airlines aid comments could pull the White House into a possible Spirit rescue, raising regulatory scrutiny and reshaping rescue talks.

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Tesla Q1 2026 earnings preview sees automotive gross margin and a 50,363-unit inventory gap as low implied volatility may limit post-earnings moves.

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