The New York market ended higher on the 21st, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing up $366.19 at 52,048.83 and the Nasdaq up 599.54 points at 27,122.09.
The New York market rose broadly on the 21st. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up $366.19 at 52,048.83, while the Nasdaq finished up 599.54 points at 27,122.09. The CME Nikkei 225 futures settlement was ¥66,400, up ¥1,440 from the Osaka daytime session.
Expectations that talks on the conflict involving Iran would resume led to a decline in crude oil prices, improving investor sentiment. The market continued to rise after the open, and lower long-term interest rates were also seen as supporting prices. Expectations surrounding artificial intelligence-related stocks also resurfaced.
By sector, media and entertainment and semiconductor and semiconductor manufacturing equipment stocks advanced, while energy stocks declined. In the ADR market, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Advantest and Tokyo Electron were among the stocks that rose.