The New York Stock Exchange. [Yonhap]
The New York Stock Exchange. [Yonhap]

All three major New York stock indexes surged Friday after President Donald Trump said he would soon sign a peace agreement with Iran to end the war.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 929.97 points, or 1.86 percent, at 50,848.75.

The S&P 500 gained 127.31 points, or 1.75 percent, to finish at 7,394.30, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite rose 640.16 points, or 2.54 percent, to close at 25,809.66.

Markets had been on edge in the morning after Trump made hawkish remarks toward Iran, sending international oil prices sharply higher. The mood reversed in the afternoon when he announced he was calling off a planned airstrike against the country.

Trump had threatened airstrikes against Iran for three consecutive days before abruptly posting on Truth Social on Friday afternoon that "discussions with Iran have gone up to the highest levels of Iranian leadership and have been approved," and that he had "cancelled the strike and bombing of Iran that was scheduled for this evening, Friday."

He then told reporters at the White House that negotiations with Iran on ending the war had reached the final stage of document drafting, and that a signing ceremony could take place in Europe this weekend.

International oil prices fell sharply on expectations of a ceasefire and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

‘최수영·정경호 결별’ 맞추더니…이번엔 “재회 후 결혼”, 반전 예언

‘최수영·정경호 결별’ 맞추더니…이번엔 “재회 후 결혼”, 반전 예언

[헤럴드경제=장연주 기자] 정경호와 최수영의 결별을 예측해 화제가 됐던 무속인이 이번엔 두 사람이 재회해 결혼할 가능성이 있다고 예언해 눈길을 끈다. 지난 11일 유튜
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