The three major U.S. stock indexes in New York opened higher on hopes for an end to hostilities between the United States and Iran.
On the 31st (local time), the Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 opened at 6,395.88, up 52.2 points (0.82%), and the Nasdaq composite opened at 21,064.334, up 269.7 points (1.30%). The Dow Jones industrial average opened at 45,541.76, up 325.6 points (0.72%).
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported that day that U.S. President Donald Trump told aides he was willing to end military operations against Iran even if the Strait of Hormuz remained largely closed. After the report, technology stocks, which had been falling steadily as global financial markets were hit by the Middle East war, turned higher.
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