Stock market news for April 14, 2026

Stocks rose on Tuesday following a robust session through which merchants shrugged off a breakdown in peace talks between the US and Iran, but we had been optimistic {that a} deal between the 2 international locations was nonetheless doable.

The S&P 500 gained 1.18% and closed at 6,967.38. The broad market index now stands lower than 1% under its 52-week excessive. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 317.74 factors, or 0.66%, to shut at 48,535.99. The Nasdaq Composite superior 1.96% and ended at 23,639.08.

Technology shares supported the broader market for one other day. Oraclefor instance, rose 4.7%, constructing on the greater than 12% acquire it noticed within the prior buying and selling day. Nvidia and Palantir Technologies additionally notched a profitable session.

Wall Street as soon as once more proved resilient within the face of elevated geopolitical uncertainty. The main averages posted stable positive factors to start out the week even after US-Iran negotiations over the weekend broke down. President donald trump additionally mentioned Monday that, “We’ve been called by the other side.” He additionally mentioned: “They’d like to make a deal very badly.”

Monday’s positive factors erased the S&P 500 losses suffered because the Iran battle started.

“I don’t want to rule out that there could be a re-escalation and more downside from here, but I think it’s unlikely. I think the market is already pricing in some level of anxiety about Iran,” mentioned Ross Mayfield, Baird funding strategist. “It seems that we’re back near all-time highs with a much cleaner positioning incentive and backdrop and on the heels of an earnings season that should kind of facilitate some bullishness as well.”

When it involves Iran, Mayfield is optimistic that the battle isn’t going to final into the second half of the 12 months. A White House official instructed CNBC Tuesday {that a} second spherical of US-Iran negotiations is under discussion. To make certain, nothing has been formally scheduled in the meanwhile.

Crude costs reverse course from their positive factors within the prior day. West Texas Intermediate crude futures fell 7.87% to settle at $91.28 a barrel, whereas Brent Crude shed 4.6% and settled at $94.79.

Also serving to sentiment was the discharge of March’s producer price index readingbecause the index rose a lot lower than anticipated on the month.

Still, shares of some firms got here below strain after the discharge of recent earnings outcomes. Wells Fargo posted disappointing numbers, pushing the inventory down greater than 5%. JPMorgan Chase reported better-than-expected Q1 figureshowever it cuts its web curiosity revenue steering. That despatched the inventory marginally decrease.