Morning Call 26th March 2026: Stocks Higher as Investors Pray for Peace in the Middle East
Wall Street advanced for a second consecutive session on cautious optimism that US–Iran talks could end a four-week conflict that has sent oil surging 35% this month and rattled global energy markets — even as Tehran publicly rejected every US overture.
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