US Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Jump as Iran Talk Hopes and Bank Earnings Lift Wall Street
U.S. stocks climbed Tuesday, with the S&P 500 nearly erasing its recent losses from the Middle East turmoil. Hints of a possible restart in U.S.-Iran talks, paired with a new batch of earnings, buoyed sentiment. As of 11:26 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average had gained 290.36 points, or 0.60%. The S&P 500 was up 0.88%, while the Nasdaq Composite surged 1.41%. This is relevant now as Wall Street weighs whether the last six weeks signal a short-lived oil shock or mark the beginning of a stickier inflation stretch. Investors found cover in a mild March producer-price report and an upbeat kickoff to Q1 earnings, despite the IMF dialing back its global growth forecast for 2026.