Wall Street pushed to record
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Wall Street pushed to record levels

Oil prices turned down - and stock prices rose - in New York as fading hopes for a peace settlement between the United States and Iran flared up again.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 0.1 percent, the broad S&P 500 index rose 0.6 percent, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index rose 0.9 percent.

This marked the sixth consecutive trading day of gains for the S&P 500. The index closed at a new record high, as did the Nasdaq Composite Index.

Tensions eased after Washington and Tehran were reported to have reached a preliminary agreement to extend the ceasefire for 60 days and to work to end the war.

The oil price fell 0.4 percent during the day, and a barrel of North Sea oil cost $94.

Data storage company SanDisk rose 3.3 percent.

Chip companies AMD and Qualcomm rose 4.6 percent and 4.3 percent, respectively.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers

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