Markets Gain on Muted Response from Iran

Monday, June 23, 2025Market participants took today’s global headline of a thwarted attack from Iran on a U.S. Air Force base in the small country of Qatar as a form of good news for equities today. Calls for peace in the region from President Trump look to have been taken to heart — if not by the mullahs in charge of Iran, then by traders in today’s stock indexes.The Dow closed up +384 points on the session, +0.90%, while the S&P 500 performed marginally better, +0.96%. The Nasdaq gained +224 points, +1.03 ...