Japan Financial Markets

A woman walks past a screen, right, showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo, Thursday, June 18, 2026.

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Stocks rise on Wall Street, erasing much of their loss from a day earlier

Stocks rise on Wall Street, erasing much of their loss from a day earlier

Stocks closed higher on Wall Street, taking back most of their losses from a day earlier that were driven by anticipation that the Federal Reserve will likely raise interest rates this year in an effort to fight inflation. The S&P 500 rose 1.1% Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite jumped 1.9%. Crude oil prices wavered after the United States and Iran signed an agreement to end their war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz to oil tanker traffic. Treasury yields eased in the bond market.