Stock Indexes Settle Higher as Geopolitical Risks Ease

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U.S. stock indexes settled higher on Friday, with the S&P 500 posting a 5-week high, as geopolitical tensions eased and chipmakers recovered. The S&P 500 closed up 0.42%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.29%, and the Nasdaq 100 gained 0.33%. Stocks turned higher after crude prices whipsawed lower when President Trump said the U.S. would continue peace talks with Iran, and an American official confirmed ongoing negotiations for a permanent peace deal. South Korea’s SK Hynix jumped more than 12% in its Nasdaq 100 debut, helping chipmakers rebound, though cybersecurity stocks limited gains. The outlook for strong Q2 earnings also supported sentiment, with Bloomberg Intelligence forecasts suggesting a 23% increase, driven largely by AI infrastructure spending.

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Cybersecurity & Digital Trust▲ · 5 stocks
Industrials▲ · 2 stocks
Semiconductors▲ · 1 stocks
Digital Finance & Tokenization▲ · 1 stocks
Financials▲ · 1 stocks
Spatial Computing / AR/VR▲ · 1 stocks
Cloud & Digital Infrastructure▲ · 1 stocks
Communication Services▲ · 1 stocks
Artificial Intelligence▲ · 1 stocks
Materials▲ · 1 stocks
Consumer Discretionary▲ · 1 stocks
Consumer Staples▲ · 1 stocks
Real Estate▲ · 1 stocks
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