US Stocks today: Dow Jones rockets 1,300 pts, S&P 500 up 2%, Nasdaq 3% after US-Iran ceasefire

The broad market is experiencing a significant liquidity injection and positive sentiment due to global de-escalation. This event is a major tailwind for India's economy, given its reliance on crude oil imports.

Look for opportunities in large-cap and fundamentally strong stocks, especially those benefiting from lower crude prices, with a focus on maintaining stop-losses.

For Indian markets, this story mainly matters for ONGC and the Oil & Gas, Aviation, Broad Market pocket. The current signal is bullish, so traders should look for follow-through in price, volume, and sector breadth instead of reacting to the headline alone.

Watch whether the next market session confirms the setup described here: Lower crude oil prices negatively impact upstream oil producers' realizations. Also track volume confirmation, sector participation, and whether the move holds beyond the first reaction.

• •Wall Street's main indexes opened higher after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire.
• •The ceasefire sent crude prices lower on expectations that energy supplies through the Strait of Hormuz could resume.
• •Sensex closed 2,900 points higher, and Nifty was up 800 points, cheering the ceasefire.
• •Crude oil price crash could enable Nifty 50 to climb towards 25,000.
• •BPCL, HPCL, IOC, IndiGo shares rallied as crude oil prices fell, while ONGC & Oil India slipped.