{"id":1875349,"date":"2026-04-10T07:25:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T04:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1875349"},"modified":"2026-04-10T07:25:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T04:25:38","slug":"stocks-rise-and-oil-prices-gain-as-investors-await-ceasefire-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1875349","title":{"rendered":"Stocks rise and oil prices gain as investors await ceasefire talks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/71\/68\/00\/1200x675_cmsv2_2651a120-2eb4-503e-8786-b63cb6af0d4f-9716800.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2885112-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2885112\" data-cid=\"9716862\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2885112-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/71\/68\/62\/189x106_cmsv2_1fc5a8ac-55fd-5e8b-b887-d7e4b94d0b64-9716862.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"military chaplain holds a Palm Sunday service in an church damaged by the Russian troops in the frontline town of Orikhiv, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine,April 5, 2026. \" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Ukraine<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Putin announces Easter ceasefire, proposed by Kyiv for weeks\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2885085-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1 the-media-object--has-video\" data-nid=\"2885085\" data-cid=\"9716745\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2885085-label-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/71\/67\/28\/189x106_cmsv2_42f70e54-ffcb-5576-9708-cd3335965d10-9716728.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"members of the Lebanese Red Cross at the site of an Israeli strike on the southern Lebanese village of Choukin\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    No Comment<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Lebanon reeling as Israeli strikes continue after 300 killed yesterday\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2885112-pos1-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2\" data-nid=\"2885112\" data-cid=\"9716862\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2885112-label-pos1-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/71\/68\/62\/189x106_cmsv2_1fc5a8ac-55fd-5e8b-b887-d7e4b94d0b64-9716862.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"military chaplain holds a Palm Sunday service in an church damaged by the Russian troops in the frontline town of Orikhiv, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine,April 5, 2026. \" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Ukraine<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Putin announces Easter ceasefire, proposed by Kyiv for weeks\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2885085-pos2-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2 the-media-object--has-video\" data-nid=\"2885085\" data-cid=\"9716745\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2885085-label-pos2-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" 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Markets<\/p><\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<h1 class=\"c-article-redesign-title\">\n                            Stocks rise and oil prices gain as investors await ceasefire talks<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/71\/68\/00\/1536x864_cmsv2_2651a120-2eb4-503e-8786-b63cb6af0d4f-9716800.jpg\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"Currency traders at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters, in Seoul, South Korea. 10 April 2026\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              Currency traders at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters, in Seoul, South Korea. 10 April 2026<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">AP Photo\/Ahn Young-joon<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-copyright c-article-image-copyright--novideo\">\n      Copyright\u00a0AP Photo\/Ahn Young-joon\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__body u-article-content\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__contributors-publication-date\">\n<div class=\"c-article-contributors\">\n  By&amp;nbspDoloresz Katanich&amp;nbspwith&amp;nbsp<b>AP<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-publication-date\" data-timestamp=\"1775805938\">\n         Published on<br \/>\n            <time datetime=\"2026-04-10 09:25:38 +02:00\">10\/04\/2026 &#8211; 9:25 GMT+2<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire u-align-items-center 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The Islamic Republic also maintained control over the Strait of Hormuz, which remains largely closed despite US demands to reopen the waterway critical for global oil and gas transport.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had authorised talks with Lebanon, with negotiations expected in Washington next week.<\/p>\n<p>According to analysts at Deutsche Bank Research, these talks are &#8220;significant because Lebanon has been a potential key stumbling block around the ceasefire&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p>In a note, they added that &#8220;hopes for a de-escalation in Lebanon helped ease concerns that the broader ceasefire could fall apart ahead of this weekend\u2019s talks&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Could billions in frozen Iranian assets help the US unlock a deal?<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Why oil and gas prices could stay high in Europe even if the Iran war ends<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>How markets are faring<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Oil was up modestly on Friday. Brent crude, the international standard, was 0.8% higher at $96.71 per barrel, while benchmark US crude rose 0.4% to $98.60 a barrel.<\/p>\n<p>On oil prices, Ajay Rajadhyaksha of Barclays wrote in a recent research note that &#8220;$65-70 a barrel is not coming back,&#8221; referring to pre-Iran war oil price levels.<\/p>\n<p>The bank predicts that Brent crude could remain at around $85 per barrel on average for this year. &#8220;A ceasefire is not a refund,&#8221; he wrote. &#8220;Ceasefires end wars; they do not undo them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to analysts at Deutsche Bank Research inflation concerns are still very elevated. <\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s US inflation data for March, therefore, is significant; it will be the first to cover the period since the Iran war began on 28 February. <\/p>\n<p>Deutsche Bank is expecting &#8220;a notable jump given the surge in gasoline prices, with monthly headline CPI rising to +0.95% in March&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p>If so, &#8220;that would be the highest monthly print since June 2022,&#8221; they added. This figure would also push the year-on-year rate back up to 3.4%, according to the analysts, &#8220;which we haven\u2019t seen since early 2024&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p>In Europe, the leading stock indices were mostly gaining in the open, with Frankfurt&#8217;s DAX and Paris CAC gaining more than 0.5%, but the FTSE 100 in London was slightly down by a few points at first. <\/p>\n<p>The Euro Stoxx was up by 0.7% in the opening<\/p>\n<p>The generally hopeful mood on Thursday drove Wall Street gains, with the leading indices rising between 0.5% and 0.8% by the close.<\/p>\n<p>Stock markets were trading higher in Asia on Friday, partly fuelled by a better-than-expected inflation figure from China, the world&#8217;s second-largest economy.<\/p>\n<p>China on Friday reported that its consumer price index \u2014 a main inflation gauge \u2014 rose 1% in March from a year earlier, lower than analysts had expected and down from the 1.3% increase in February.<\/p>\n<p>South Korea&#8217;s Kospi jumped 1.8% to 5,879.71. Tokyo&#8217;s Nikkei 225 rose 1.6% to 56,789.58. <\/p>\n<p>Shares of Fast Retailing, parent of Japanese clothing retailer Uniqlo, surged more than 10% after the group raised profit expectations for the year.<\/p>\n<p>Hong Kong&#8217;s Hang Seng gained 0.7% to 25,919.12, while the Shanghai Composite index rose 0.6% to 3,991.14.<\/p>\n<p>Australia&#8217;s S&amp;P\/ASX 200 fell 0.4%. Taiwan&#8217;s Taiex rose 1.3%, while India&#8217;s Sensex gained 0.7%.<\/p>\n<p>Gold prices fell 0.8% to $4,778 an ounce, while silver prices dropped 1.1% to $75.6 per ounce. <\/p>\n<p>The US dollar rose to 159.18 Japanese yen from 158.96 yen. 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US President Donald Trump is seen on a screen as traders work at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul. 8 April 2025\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Markets<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Iran ceasefire effect: Oil plunges as European markets surge<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2884367-pos2-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2 the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2884367\" data-cid=\"9713104\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2884367-label-pos2-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/71\/31\/04\/320x180_cmsv2_07cda6ce-d91c-5626-88f5-71c589d813c9-9713104.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A gasoline price board is shown at a gas station in Neu-Anspach near Frankfurt, Germany, Friday, March 27, 2026. \" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>     Petrol and diesel in Europe: Where are prices highest and lowest?<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2884863-pos3-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2 the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2884863\" data-cid=\"9715624\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2884863-label-pos3-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/71\/56\/24\/320x180_cmsv2_0cae5fa5-ef6e-5ae4-a7ed-33295621302d-9715624.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"People donate money following a call by Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani to support Iran and Lebanon during the war, Babylon, Iraq, 27 March 2026\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Could billions in frozen Iranian assets help the US unlock a deal?<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2883949-pos4-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2 the-media-object--has-video the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2883949\" data-cid=\"9711252\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2883949-label-pos4-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/71\/12\/52\/320x180_cmsv2_1c075f9b-2023-591e-a7bf-f93bb41a3082-9711252.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Gas prices are displayed at a patrol station in Munich, Germany, Saturday, 4 April 2026. \" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Why Europe\u2019s energy prices could stay high even if the Iran war ends<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2884926-pos5-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2 the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2884926\" data-cid=\"9715928\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2884926-label-pos5-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/71\/59\/28\/320x180_cmsv2_f05a629d-47f8-5ecf-951e-45664f32ad67-9715928.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"FILE - 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Advertisement by Polymarket in New York City, Nov. 4 2025\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Newly-made Polymarket accounts won massively on US-Iran ceasefire bets<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2884086-pos1-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--has-related the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2884086\" data-cid=\"9711850\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Which were Europe&#8217;s richest and poorest countries in 2025?<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2884368-pos2-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2884368\" data-cid=\"9713129\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Gas discovery off Egypt&#8217;s coast comes at critical moment for Iran war<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2883949-pos3-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--has-video the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2883949\" data-cid=\"9711252\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Why Europe\u2019s energy prices could stay high even if the Iran war ends<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2884034-pos4-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--has-related the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2884034\" data-cid=\"9713985\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Spain&#8217;s warning to the West: Close your borders, wreck your economy<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2884580-pos5-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--has-related the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2884580\" data-cid=\"9714244\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Shipping companies seek clarity on Strait of Hormuz reopening<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"articleBody\" data-key=\"articleBody\">European stocks were mostly up in the opening on Friday, and oil prices were inching upwards amid uncertainty as the ceasefire between the US and Iran appeared fragile and the Strait of Hormuz largely remained closed ahead of talks between the two sides on Saturday.Talks between the US and Iran are expected to begin on Saturday in Islamabad, Pakistan, aimed at securing a permanent ceasefire in the Iran war, with US Vice President JD Vance set to lead the American delegation.But ahead of the talks, deadly Israeli strikes on Lebanon on Wednesday raised questions about whether the two-week ceasefire in the Iran war is still intact. The Islamic Republic also maintained control over the Strait of Hormuz, which remains largely closed despite US demands to reopen the waterway critical for global oil and gas transport.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had authorised talks with Lebanon, with negotiations expected in Washington next week.According to analysts at Deutsche Bank Research, these talks are &#8220;significant because Lebanon has been a potential key stumbling block around the ceasefire&#8221;.In a note, they added that &#8220;hopes for a de-escalation in Lebanon helped ease concerns that the broader ceasefire could fall apart ahead of this weekend\u2019s talks&#8221;.How markets are faringOil was up modestly on Friday. Brent crude, the international standard, was 0.8% higher at $96.71 per barrel, while benchmark US crude rose 0.4% to $98.60 a barrel.On oil prices, Ajay Rajadhyaksha of Barclays wrote in a recent research note that &#8220;$65-70 a barrel is not coming back,&#8221; referring to pre-Iran war oil price levels.The bank predicts that Brent crude could remain at around $85 per barrel on average for this year. &#8220;A ceasefire is not a refund,&#8221; he wrote. &#8220;Ceasefires end wars; they do not undo them.&#8221;According to analysts at Deutsche Bank Research inflation concerns are still very elevated.Today&#8217;s US inflation data for March, therefore, is significant; it will be the first to cover the period since the Iran war began on 28 February.Deutsche Bank is expecting &#8220;a notable jump given the surge in gasoline prices, with monthly headline CPI rising to +0.95% in March&#8221;.If so, &#8220;that would be the highest monthly print since June 2022,&#8221; they added. This figure would also push the year-on-year rate back up to 3.4%, according to the analysts, &#8220;which we haven\u2019t seen since early 2024&#8221;.In Europe, the leading stock indices were mostly gaining in the open, with Frankfurt&#8217;s DAX and Paris CAC gaining more than 0.5%, but the FTSE 100 in London was slightly down by a few points at first.The Euro Stoxx was up by 0.7% in the openingThe generally hopeful mood on Thursday drove Wall Street gains, with the leading indices rising between 0.5% and 0.8% by the close.Stock markets were trading higher in Asia on Friday, partly fuelled by a better-than-expected inflation figure from China, the world&#8217;s second-largest economy.China on Friday reported that its consumer price index \u2014 a main inflation gauge \u2014 rose 1% in March from a year earlier, lower than analysts had expected and down from the 1.3% increase in February.South Korea&#8217;s Kospi jumped 1.8% to 5,879.71. Tokyo&#8217;s Nikkei 225 rose 1.6% to 56,789.58.Shares of Fast Retailing, parent of Japanese clothing retailer Uniqlo, surged more than 10% after the group raised profit expectations for the year.Hong Kong&#8217;s Hang Seng gained 0.7% to 25,919.12, while the Shanghai Composite index rose 0.6% to 3,991.14.Australia&#8217;s S&amp;P\/ASX 200 fell 0.4%. Taiwan&#8217;s Taiex rose 1.3%, while India&#8217;s Sensex gained 0.7%.Gold prices fell 0.8% to $4,778 an ounce, while silver prices dropped 1.1% to $75.6 per ounce.The US dollar rose to 159.18 Japanese yen from 158.96 yen. 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