Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Dow Jones Climbs on New Iran Deal Hopes

Stocks moved higher on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 gaining about 0.7% and the Nasdaq Composite rising as much as 1.2% as of the latest session. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.4%. Investors also reacted to falling oil prices and renewed hopes that the U.S. and Iran could return to negotiations. Markets Climb As Oil Pulls Back Equities pushed higher as crude prices reversed recent gains. West Texas Intermediate crude dropped around 3% to trade above $95 per barrel, while Brent crude declined about 2% to above $97. That shift in oil markets helped ease concerns about inflation, which had intensified during the recent conflict. So what changed sentiment so quickly? President Donald Trump signaled openness to further talks with Iran, which encouraged traders to price in the possibility of a longer-term truce. As a result, markets leaned into risk assets again. At the same time, i