US stocks up, oil down over week on guarded optimism for Iran

NEW YORK, United States – Wall Street stocks rose sharply over the week and oil prices fell as a fragile truce was struck between the United States and Iran, with ceasefire talks due to start in Islamabad on Saturday. For the week, all three major US indices advanced by more than three percent. Oil prices retreated once again on Friday. For the week, they tumbled by approximately 13 percent. READ: iran-sets-conditions-as-vance-warns-tehran-not-to-play-us-at-talks The New York Stock Exchange closed mixed for the day Friday — the Dow Jones shed 0.6 percent, the Nasdaq gained 0.4 percent, and the broader S&P 500 index […]... Keep on reading: US stocks up, oil down over week on guarded optimism for Iran

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