By STAN CHOE, AP Business Writer<\/p>\n
NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 The U.S. stock market is rising Tuesday as it catches up with\u00a0others around the world that climbed the day before<\/a>, when President Donald Trump said negotiations were\u00a0\u201cproceeding nicely\u201d<\/a>\u00a0with Iran on ending their war.<\/p>\n The S&P 500 rose 0.8% after trading resumed following Monday\u2019s holiday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 25 points, or 0.1%, as of 10:50 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 1.3% higher. All three indexes are near\u00a0all-time highs<\/a>.<\/p>\n The gains came even though\u00a0fighting continued in the region<\/a>, and the U.S. military said it carried out \u201cself-defense\u201d strikes in southern Iran, including on missile launch sites and boats placing mines. Markets have rallied in the past on hopes for a coming end to the war with Iran, only to see the conflict drag on.<\/p>\n The price for a barrel of Brent crude, the international standard, rose 3.8% to $99.80, but that reclaimed only some of its 7.1% plunge from Monday. The price for a barrel of U.S crude oil, meanwhile, fell 3% to $93.74.<\/p>\n Oil prices have been at the center of the action for financial markets since the United States and Israel attacked Iran in late February. The ensuing war has closed the Strait of Hormuz to most oil tankers, keeping crude pent up in the Persian Gulf instead of flowing to customers worldwide. That in turn has driven up oil\u2019s price and sent a wave of\u00a0painful inflation<\/a>\u00a0around the world.<\/p>\n Hopes for a deal to improve the flow of oil helped lift stocks of companies with big fuel bills. United Airlines rose 6.6%, and cruise operator Carnival steamed 3.5% higher.<\/p>\n The lower oil prices also helped pull yields down in the U.S. bond market, which eased the pressure on Wall Street. The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 4.49% from 4.56% late Friday.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a respite following recent\u00a0gains for yields in bond markets<\/a>\u00a0worldwide, which threatened to slow economies and undercut prices for stocks and all kinds of other investments. High yields have already forced the average long-term U.S. mortgage rate to its\u00a0most expensive level since last summer<\/a>, and they could curtail companies\u2019 borrowing to build the artificial-intelligence data centers that have\u00a0supported the U.S. economy\u2019s growth<\/a>\u00a0recently.<\/p>\n Big technology stocks also continued their big runs. Micron Technology leaped 17.7% to top $880 and was the strongest force lifting the S&P 500 after analysts at UBS led by Timothy Arcuri raised their 12-month price target for the stock to $1,625 from $535. They\u2019re forecasting continued strength in demand for computer memory, and Micron\u2019s stock has already tripled so far this year.<\/p>\n That helped offset a drop of 11.6% for AutoZone, which reported slightly weaker revenue for the latest quarter than analysts expected, though its profit topped expectations. CEO Phil Daniele said performance for the retailer\u2019s stores in Brazil and Mexico was below its plan.<\/p>\n Most big U.S. companies have been reporting both profit and revenue for the start of 2026 above what analysts expected. The strong performances have helped vault U.S. stocks to records, even with all the uncertainty around oil prices and the war with Iran.<\/p>\n U.S. households have been feeling discouraged about the economy because of accelerating inflation, and a report on Tuesday said\u00a0consumer confidence edged downward<\/a>\u00a0in May, though the number was not as bad as economists expected. It followed a report on Friday that said\u00a0sentiment among U.S. consumers hit its lowest level<\/a>\u00a0on record.<\/p>\n In stock markets abroad, indexes were mixed. South Korea\u2019s Kospi jumped 2.5% as it also caught up with other markets following a Monday closure for a holiday.<\/p>\n