US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall Street opens higher after US-Iran ceasefire

Reuters
2026.04.08 13:31

April 8 (Reuters) - Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Wednesday after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, sending crude prices lower on expectations that energy supplies through the Strait of Hormuz could resume.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI) rose 393.7 points, or 0.85%, at the open to 46,978.17. The S&P 500 (.SPX) rose 137.5 points, or 2.08%, at the open to 6,754.36​, while the Nasdaq Composite (.IXIC) rose 803.4 points, or 3.65%, to 22,821.209 at the opening bell.