Market Summary — Post market — 2026-04-02
- stock market experienced a volatile but ultimately flat session on Thursday, April 2, 2026, as optimism over a potential U.S.–Iran ceasefire evaporated following President Trump’s speech late Wednesday, in which he signaled continued military strikes absent a deal
- The Dow opened with losses exceeding 1%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite fell similarly, but all indices rebounded sharply after a Bloomberg report that Iran and Oman were drafting a proposal on Strait of Hormuz traffic
- By the close, the major averages were little changed: the **Dow -61.07 (-0.13%) at 46,503.56**, the **S&P 500 +7.37 (+0.11%) at 6,584.78**, and the **Nasdaq Composite +38.23 (+0.18%) at 21,879.19**