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Stocks Gain on Optimism Over US-Iran Deal to Open Hormuz

Bloomberg Markets · May 26, 2026, 1:42 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Equities climbed and US oil prices were lower as investors bet that a deal to re-open the Strait of Hormuz was close, even as hostilities flared to test the fragile ceasefire.

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Stocks Gain on Optimism Over US-Iran Deal to Open Hormuz

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