Stock Market Update
08-Apr-26 15:00 ET
Major averages firmly higher late in the session
Dow +1116.69
at 47700.04,
Nasdaq +520.45
at 22538.31,
S&P +138.66
at 6757.60
[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (+2.1%), Nasdaq Composite (+2.4%), and DJIA (+2.4%) remain firmly higher as the market enters the final hour of the session.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on X that several key provisions of Iran's proposed 10-point framework have already been violated before talks have begun, adding that under such conditions, "a bilateral ceasefire or negotiations is unreasonable," raising further doubts about the durability of the agreement.
On a related note, crude oil futures settled today's session $18.45 lower (-16.4%) at $94.40 per barrel.
