US stocks near record high, oil falls as Trump claims Iran talks under way

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US stocks neared record highs on Monday, with the S&P 500 climbing 1.5 percent and the Dow Jones Industrial Average reaching a new peak. This surge occurred despite conflicting accounts from Washington and Tehran regarding the status of talks to end the war on Iran. Major tech companies, including Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Amazon, and Alphabet, led the rally. Meanwhile, Brent crude oil prices fell about 5 percent on Monday before recovering slightly. The market's strong performance surprised some analysts, occurring against a backdrop of generally negative sentiment.

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It comes against the backdrop of relatively negative sentiment, and without a real fundamental reason to support it.

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I am extremely surprised by the magnitude of the rally.

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Brent crude, the primary international benchmark for oil prices, fell about 5 percent on Monday.

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The S&P500 climbed 1.5 percent on Monday, leaving the benchmark index just shy of its closing record of 7,620.90 set on June 2.

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US stock market has surged to the cusp of its all-time high amid conflicting signals about negotiations on ending the war on Iran.

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Benchmark S&P500 approaches all-time peak as Washington, Tehran offer conflicting accounts of status of talks.The US stock market has surged to the cusp of its all-time high amid conflicting signals about the status of negotiations on ending the war on Iran.The S&P500 climbed 1.5 percent on Monday, leaving the benchmark index just shy of its closing record of 7,620.90 set on June 2.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Petrol prices strain US households as oil giants Chevron, Exxon profits soarlist 2 of 4Death toll from Venezuela earthquakes passes 6,000list 3 of 4Two workers who died in quake-hit Japan mall were sent in to get cashlist 4 of 4Trump administration sued by 25 states over new tariffs on trading partnersend of listThe tech-focused Nasdaq Composite jumped 2.1 percent, closing 4.3 percent below its all-time peak of 27,093.90, also set on June 2.The narrower Dow Jones Industrial Average, which tracks 30 blue-chip companies, rose 1.3 percent to hit a record high of 53,178.41.“Magnificent Seven” tech giants were at the forefront of the rally, with all apart from Apple making substantial gains.Facebook parent company Meta Platforms rose 6 percent, while Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet climbed between 4.4 percent and 4.9 percent.Chip giant Nvidia rose 2.9 percent, while EV maker Tesla jumped 3.5 percent.The broad-based rally continued in after-hours trading, with futures tied to the S&P500 rising more than 0.2 percent.“I am extremely surprised by the magnitude of the rally,” Melissa Brown, managing director of Investment Decision Research at SimCorp, told Al Jazeera.“It comes against the backdrop of relatively negative sentiment, and without a real fundamental reason to support it.”Brent crude, the primary international benchmark for oil prices, fell about 5 percent on Monday, before climbing as markets opened in Asia on Tuesday.Brent futures for September delivery stood at about $84.50 per barrel as of 02:00 GMT, up 0.9 percent from Monday’s close.

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