(In the message sent at 10:13 p.m., the fourth paragraph must be correct as follows: After the long weekend, the Dow Jones index increased by 0.4 percent to 46,670 points. Stock trading was suspended on Good Friday. The S&P 500 rose by 0.4 (NOT 0.5) percent and the Nasdaq composite gained 0.5 (NOT 0.6) percent. The 1,765 (Thursday: 1,611) price winners on the Nyse were compared to 989 (1,147) losers. 60 (62) titles closed unchanged. The following is a corrected version):
MARKETS USA/Slightly firmer – restraint before the end of the Iran ultimatum
DOW JONES–Reluctance dominated trading on Wall Street on Easter Monday. US President Donald Trump said he would not postpone Tuesday’s deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or risk attacks on the country’s energy infrastructure. “I gave them a chance and I hope they take advantage of the chance. If not, there will be trouble,” Trump said. Iran previously rejected a proposal from the United States and regional mediators to halt hostilities for 45 days in return for opening the strategic waterway.
Tehran has rejected the US plan to end the war and released its own 10-point response, according to Iran’s state news agency IRNA. US President Trump said in a reaction that he had seen the counterproposal and that it was not good enough for a ceasefire.
The U.S. military is currently making preparations for possible attacks on energy targets in Iran, several U.S. officials said. Military planners are using existing lists of potential targets to give the president options if he decides to attack energy infrastructure, officials said. US President Trump said at a press conference that the US military could “take out all of Iran in one night.” But he also said that ongoing negotiations with Iran are “progressing well.”
After the long weekend, the Dow Jones index rose by 0.4 percent to 46,670 points. Stock trading was suspended on Good Friday. The S&P 500 rose 0.4 percent and the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.5 percent. The 1,765 (Thursday: 1,611) price winners on the Nyse were compared to 989 (1,147) losers. 60 (62) titles closed unchanged.
“A prolonged battle over the Strait of Hormuz into May and June would significantly cloud the outlook for the U.S. and global economy,” said Jeffrey Roach, chief economist at LPL Financial. “For now, given Friday’s jobs data, Fed members have the luxury of remaining in wait-and-see mode,” the participant added.
The US labor market report for March, which was published on Friday and to which the market was only able to react on the day of the report, had no impact. The number of employed people in the USA rose significantly more than expected in March, while the unemployment rate remained almost stable. As the US Department of Labor reported, 178,000 additional jobs were created in the private sector and the government. Economists had expected an increase of 59,000.
On the day of the report, the ISM index for US service providers in March was published, which also did not provide any impetus. Activity in the US service industry has therefore grown more slowly.
The oil price rose slightly, but then gave up significant gains again. The price for a barrel of North Sea Brent rose by 0.2 percent to $109.21. OPEC+ has decided to increase daily production for May by 206,00 barrels. However, the impact is likely to be limited due to the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. It was said that the important thing would be to open the important sea route soon.
The price of gold fell slightly. The troy ounce fell by 0.5 percent to $4,655. Gold’s upside potential may be limited as expectations of interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve fade, said Daniel Takieddine of Sky Links Capital.
The dollar showed little change. It was said that trading was going very smoothly.
Quotations on the US bond market rose slightly after US President Trump did not want to extend the ultimatum against Iran. Participants spoke of slight shifts into “safe haven” bonds. The yield on ten-year papers fell by 1.0 basis points to 4.34 percent.
In terms of individual stocks, Soleno Therapeutics rose by 32.3 percent. Neurocrine Biosciences has agreed to buy Soleno, a developer of treatments for rare diseases, for $2.9 billion. Neurocrine shares rose 0.7 percent.
Paramount Skydance has received nearly $24 billion in committed equity commitments from three Saudi-led sovereign wealth funds to support its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. This is reported by people familiar with the matter. Parmount stocks climbed 3.5 percent.
JBS shares rose 0.8 percent after workers in Colorado agreed to end a three-week strike at the meat processor.
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INDEX last +/- % +/- abs. End of the previous day
DJIA 46,669.88 +0.4 +165.21 46,504.67
S&P 500 6,611.83 +0.4 +29.14 6,582.69
NASDAQ Comp 21,996.34 +0.5 +117.16 21,879.18
NASDAQ 100 24,192.17 +0.6 +146.63 24,045.53
US Treasury yield +/- daily high daily low
2 years 3.85 -0.00 3.88 3.84
5 years 3.99 -0.01 4.02 3.96
10 years 4.34 -0.01 4.37 4.32
FOREIGN EXCHANGE last +/- % +/- abs. End of previous day Mon, 5:21 p.m
EUR/USD 1.1543 +0.2 0.0028 1.1515 1.1539
EUR/JPY 184.34 +0.3 0.5800 183.76 184.3600
EUR/CHF 0.9211 -0.1 -0.0008 0.9219 0.9212
EUR/GBP 0.872 -0.1 -0.0007 0.8727 0.8722
USD/JPY 159.7 +0.1 0.1400 159.56 159.7600
GBP/USD 1.3234 +0.3 0.0045 1.3189 1.3225
USD/CNY 6.8824 -0.1 -0.0032 6.8824 6.8824
USD/CNH 6.8776 -0.1 -0.0080 6.8856 6.8763
AUS/USD 0.6917 +0.4 0.0027 0.689 0.6914
Bitcoin/USD 69,644.53 +3.0 2,026.83 67,617.70 69,659.63
CRUDE OIL last +/- % +/- abs. End of the previous day
WTI/Nymex 112.40 +0.8 0.86 111.54
Brent/ICE 109.21 +0.2 0.18 109.03
Metals last +/- % +/- abs. End of the previous day
Gold 4,654.53 -0.5 -21.14 4,675.67
Silver 73.02 +0.0 0.03 72.99
Platinum 1,981.31 -0.4 -7.71 1,989.02
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April 06, 2026 4:20 p.m. ET (8:20 p.m. GMT)
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