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US close: Indices extend gains on Iran ceasefire hopes, software stocks sink

By Benjamin Chiou

Date: Thursday 09 Apr 2026

(Sharecast News) - US stocks rose on Thursday with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq booking their seventh straight day of gains on the back of hopes surrounding the US-Iran ceasefire deal, even though cracks were beginning to show in the market's optimism.
Investors were also digesting a list of important US...

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