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US equity indexes rose while crude oil slumped amid hopes that an interim deal between Tehran and Washington to end the war is close, and shares of Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) soared in its Nasdaq debut on Friday.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.7% to 51,220.4, followed by a 0.5% increase in the S&P 500 to 7,430.8, and a 0.3% increase in the Nasdaq Composite to 25,895.5. All sectors except consumer discretionary advanced. Materials, financials, and energy led the gainers.
Iran's foreign minister said a deal "has never been closer," CNN reported Friday. President Donald Trump decried Tehran as "dishonorable" for what he said were inaccurate state media descriptions of a potential interim US-Iran agreement, the news report said.
The draft deal includes a commitment that the US will lift oil sanctions, final negotiations will not begin until half of Iran's frozen funds are released, and a US naval blockade ends, CNBC reported, citing Iran's Mehr News Agency. The deal also includes, among other things, Iran's pledge to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within 30 days of deal signing, according to Mehr's report.
"What they said, including their weak and pathetic statement on having a deal, bears no relation to the truth," Trump said in a Truth Social post Friday.
Nevertheless, crude oil futures slumped. Front-month global benchmark North Sea Brent slid 3.6% to $87.15 per barrel, and US West Texas Intermediate dropped 3.4% to $84.70 per barrel.
In precious metals, gold futures jumped 3.1% to $4,239.10, while silver futures surged 5.9% to $67.81.
In company news, shares of Space Exploration Technologies or SpaceX opened at $150, above its initial public offering price of $135 apiece, making Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire. Shares traded more than 29% after midday.
Adobe's (ADBE) Chief Financial Officer Dan Durn's departure and fiscal 2026 organic annual recurring revenue outlook have created more uncertainty for the company, outweighing its fiscal Q2 results, RBC Capital Markets said in a note. Shares dropped 7.2%, among the worst performers on the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq.
In economic news, the University of Michigan's preliminary consumer sentiment index rose to 48.9 in June from 44.8 in May, topping expectations for 46.0 in a Bloomberg-compiled survey. One-year inflation expectations fell to 4.6% from 4.8%, while five-year inflation expectations dropped to 3.4% from 3.9%.
"Even with June's early gains, however, views of the economy are still relatively dour," the University of Michigan said Friday. Consumers "feel burdened by the recent escalation in inflation and worry that higher inflation could remain stubborn going forward, particularly in the short run," the university said.
Most US Treasury yields rose, with the 10-year up 1.6 basis points to 4.48% and the two-year climbed 1.3 basis points to 4.08%.