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Stock Market Today, April 8: Oil Prices Plunge and Markets Rally on Iran Ceasefire

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A U.S.–Iran ceasefire drove a broad risk-on rally: the S&P 500 climbed 2.51% to 6,782.81, the Nasdaq rose 2.80% to 22,634.99, and the Dow increased 2.85% to 47,909.92. The sizable, market-wide move (roughly +2.5–2.9% across major indices) reflects sharply reduced geopolitical risk and a reallocation into equities and beta-sensitive assets.

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A U.S.–Iran ceasefire drove a broad risk-on rally: the S&P 500 climbed 2.51% to 6,782.81, the Nasdaq rose 2.80% to 22,634.99, and the Dow increased 2.85% to 47,909.92. The sizable, market-wide move (roughly +2.5–2.9% across major indices) reflects sharply reduced geopolitical risk and a reallocation into equities and beta-sensitive assets.

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