Cautious relief swept through financial markets after US President Donald Trump announced that the US had discussed with Iran a possible end to the war, UNN reports with reference to AP.
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The publication notes that oil prices fell on Monday, and stock prices jumped on Wall Street after heavy losses suffered elsewhere in the world before Trump's statement.
The S&P 500 index rose by 1.1%, showing its best performance since the beginning of the war. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by 1.4%, and the Nasdaq Composite index by 1.4%.
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The price of Brent crude oil again fell below $100 per barrel.
But in the morning, the fluctuations were even sharper, before Iranian officials denied information about the start of negotiations.