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Oil prices plunge and shares jump on US-Iran ceasefire plan

Crude prices tumbled by more than 15% on the conditional pause but remain far higher than before the war. Grouped from 8 articles across 6 sources.

8 reports6 sourcesApr 8, 2026, 3:14 PM
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BBC NewsApr 8, 2026, 3:14 PM

Oil prices plunge and shares jump on US-Iran ceasefire plan

Crude prices tumbled by more than 15% on the conditional pause but remain far higher than before the war.

The GuardianApr 8, 2026, 5:03 AM

Oil prices plunge and stocks jump after Trump announces conditional ceasefire with Iran

Brent crude oil dropped to $93 a barrel after Trump ceasefire announcement and Iran’s pledge to reopen strait of Hormuz under its management Middle East crisis – live updates Full report: US and Iran agree to provisional ceasefire with Tehran saying it will reopen strait of Hormuz Oil prices plunged by almost 15% after Donald Trump held off on his threat to bomb Iran into the stone ages on Tuesday night, and Iran’s foreign minister said passage through the strait of Hormuz would be allowed for the next two weeks under the management of its military. With just over an hour until his deadline was due to pass, the US president said he was holding off on threatened attacks on Iran, subject to Tehran agreeing to a two-week ceasefire and reopening of the strait of Hormuz. Continue reading...

NBC NewsApr 7, 2026, 10:57 PM

Oil prices plunge 15%, stock futures rally after Trump announces ceasefire

Oil prices plunged and U.S. stock futures soared after President Donald Trump announced "a double sided ceasefire" in the war with Iran.

Al JazeeraApr 8, 2026, 1:29 AM

Oil prices slide, stocks surge as Trump announces two-week Iran ceasefire

Investors welcome the possible resumption of oil and gas flows through the Strait of Hormuz.

CNBCApr 8, 2026, 6:53 AM

South Korea stocks lead gains in Asia as oil prices plunge after U.S.-Iran ceasefire deal

Asia-Pacific markets opened higher after President Donald Trump said he agreed to suspend planned attacks on Iranian infrastructure for two weeks.

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Gold prices jump 2% as markets react to U.S.-Iran ceasefire deal

Gold prices jump 2% as markets react to U.S.-Iran ceasefire deal teaser image

CNBCApr 8, 2026, 12:48 PM

Oil prices plunge below $95 after Iran agrees to safe passage through Strait of Hormuz during ceasefire

President Donald Trump agreed to the ceasefire with Iran after discussions with Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

CNBCApr 8, 2026, 6:18 AM

U.S.-Iran ceasefire relief rally lifts global assets as oil plunges below $100

A 2-week ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran sparked a broad-based relief rally across risk assets, and even buoying traditional safe havens.

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