Major Averages Surge on U.S.-Iran Peace Agreement

The major averages were sharply higher near noon as investors return from the weekend focused on a preliminary U.S.-Iran peace agreement that could reopen the Strait of Hormuz and significantly ease pressure on global energy markets. Brent crude oil prices have dropped to roughly three-month lows after the announced agreement, easing concerns about supply disruptions and helping reduce inflation fears that had weighed on stocks throughout the spring.Get caught up quickly on the top news and calls moving stocks with these five Top Five lists.1. STOCK NEWS:Fox Corp.Rokufor $160 per shareSalesforcecustomer agent company Fin for $3.6BNuveiPayoneer Globalfor $7.40 per share in cash, or $2.75BTripAdvisorwillto American Expressfor $700M in cashThe U.K. government isfor children under the age of 162. WALL STREET CALLS:TruistDatadogto Buy, sees opportunity for continued upsideOld Dominionto Sell at CitiKeyBancFireFly Aerospaceand Rocket Labto Overweight after their SpaceX related selloffsAccentureto Equal Weight at Morgan StanleyFerrarito Overweight at Morgan Stanley3. AROUND THE WEB:CommerzbankCEO Bettina Orlopp said the bank was surprised by allegations from UniCreditthat it had misled the public, highlighting rising tensions between the two banks, Reuters saysTeslarecently presented self-published safety statistics to regulators in Sweden and Netherlands, but independent traffic-safety researchers argue the statistics are misleading marketing, Reuters saysMatt Holt's investment firm Thoreau Group, which is backed by Apollo Global, is in advanced discussions to acquire Ensemble Health Partners in a deal that would value the company at roughly $12B, Bloomberg saysSBA Communications'potential take-private process involving KKRand Brookfieldhas stalled and is now considered effectively dead, as negotiations have come to a standstill in recent weeks, sources tell GreenstreetAccording to an Indian pollution regulator, wastewater from a Tata components factory for Apple'siPhone has allegedly contaminated groundwater, impacting nearby farms, Reuters says4. MOVERS:Oustergains afterwith Benchmark ElectronicsIntellia Therapeuticsincreases afterfrom its Phase 3 HAELO trialStrivehigher afterand reporting holdings of 19,105 as of June 12Pattern Grouplower after filing toAlcoafalls after announcing the ratification of awith USW5. EARNINGS/GUIDANCE:PowerFleet, with EPS and revenue beating consensusCoda Octopus, with EPS higher year-over-yearFiservfor FY26enGene, with EPS beating consensusJerash Holdingsand provided guidance for Q1INDEXES:Near midday, the Dow was up 1.37%, or 703.88, to 51,906.14, the Nasdaq was up 2.99%, or 773.00, to 26,661.85, and the S&P 500 was up 1.91%, or 141.58, to 7,573.04.