U.S. stock markets staged a comprehensive rebound overnight, with oil and the U.S. dollar turning lower while gold advanced.
U.S. equities experienced a significant rally. On Tuesday, March 31, Eastern Time, the three major U.S. stock indices surged. At the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 2.49% to 46,341.33 points; the Nasdaq Composite Index climbed 3.83% to 21,590.63 points; and the S&P 500 gained 184.80 points, an increase of 2.91%, finishing at 6,528.52 points.
On the news front, in the early hours of April 1, Beijing time, a report from CCTV stated that Iranian President Pezeshkian expressed Iran's willingness to end the war, provided its demands are met, particularly securing guarantees against future aggression.
According to a Xinhua News Agency report, U.S. President Trump stated at the White House on the evening of March 31 that the United States would conclude military operations against Iran within "two to three weeks," potentially reaching an agreement before that timeframe.
Additional analysis indicated that both the U.S. and Iran had issued statements suggesting a de-escalation of conflict, which significantly boosted investor sentiment. President Trump had previously informed aides of his willingness to end military action against Iran, even if the Strait of Hormuz remained largely closed.
Tech Giants Stage Collective Rebound The "Magnificent Seven" U.S. tech stocks rallied collectively, with semiconductor shares leading the sharp rebound.
Meta Platforms, Inc. surged 6.67%, NVIDIA advanced 5.62%, Alphabet jumped 5.04%, Tesla Motors climbed 4.64%, Amazon.com increased 3.66%, Microsoft rose 3.12%, and Apple gained 2.90%.
In corporate news, NVIDIA announced a strategic partnership with Marvell Technology, integrating the specialized AI chip semiconductor company into the NVIDIA ecosystem. The companies will also collaborate on silicon photonics technology. As part of the standard procedure for joining the "NVIDIA family," the world's highest-valued publicly traded company also invested $2 billion in Marvell Technology. Marvell will provide XPUs and networking solutions compatible with the NVIDIA NVLink Fusion rack platform.
According to the latest information from renowned Apple insider Mark Gurman, Apple is testing a new feature that allows Siri to handle multiple requests in response to a single query. This development is expected to simplify user interaction with Siri and could encourage more people to use it as a time-saving tool.
KLA Corporation rose 6.50%, ASML increased 5.33%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. advanced 6.78%, and Micron Technology gained 4.93%.
Oil and Dollar Turn Lower, Gold Advances Gold prices rebounded. At the time of writing, COMEX gold futures reclaimed the $4,700 per ounce level.
Oil prices turned lower. At the time of writing, NYMEX WTI crude oil futures were trending downwards. The U.S. Dollar Index also turned lower at one point, falling below the 100 mark.