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Stocks Rise as Oil Sinks on Supply Hopes Amid War: Markets Wrap

Rita Nazareth

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Global oil prices plunged 15% to near $80 per barrel after the U.S. secured key shipping lanes through the Strait of Hormuz, easing supply fears amid the Iran conflict. U.S. stocks rose sharply as energy costs fell, with markets reacting to reduced geopolitical risk after reports of a U.S. Navy-escorted oil tanker passing safely through Hormuz. The Group of Seven nations urged the International Energy Agency to assess potential strategic oil reserve releases, signaling coordinated efforts to stabilize global energy markets. Energy Secretary Chris Wright’s now-deleted social media post about the Hormuz escort briefly accelerated oil’s decline, though prices remained depressed on sustained supply optimism. Analysts attribute the market shift to mounting assurances from world leaders, suggesting the Iran conflict’s economic impact may be contained if shipping routes stay open.

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Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000US Stocks:Stocks climbed amid a plunge in oil on hopes the US moving to secure shipping lanes through the Strait of Hormuz while big economies mull deploying stockpiles as the war in Iran threatens supplies.Mounting assurances from global leaders drove US crude near $80, with the Group of Seven nations asking the International Energy Agency to study the volumes that could be released. A social-media post from Energy Secretary Chris Wright saying the US Navy successfully escorted an oil tanker through Hormuz briefly extended the slide in crude. While the post appears to have been deleted, oil was still down by 15%.

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