A choppy start for stocks on Thursday turned into a positive finish as market participants weighed headlines on a fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire. The day's upside was sparked by a Bloomberg report that suggested Israel is prepared to hold negotiations with Lebanon, clearing a potential overhang in peace talks in the Middle East.
At the close, the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.6% at 48,185, the broader S&P 500 was 0.6% higher at 6,824, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite had added 0.8% to 22,822.
