The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Wednesday closed up +2.51%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +2.85%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +2.90%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26) rose +2.52%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQM26) rose +2.90%.
Global stock indexes settled sharply higher on Wednesday, with the S&P 500, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and the Nasdaq 100 posting 4-week highs. The easing of geopolitical tensions bolstered market sentiment and fueled a risk-on rally in equity markets after the US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, and Iran pledged to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Crude oil prices sank by more than -15% to a 1.5-week low on the news, easing inflation concerns and sparking a rally in global government bond markets, with the German 10-year Bund yield and the 10-year T-note yield falling to 3-week lows.
