US stocks rise as bond yields ease; oil lifts amid Iran war escalation
US stocks were higher with the S&P 500 up 0.5%, the Dow up 340 points (0.6%), and the Nasdaq up 0.7% as bond yields eased further while oil prices rose amid escalating US-Iran tensions.
US Markets | US stocks rose in trading as bond yields eased further, even as oil prices marched higher as the US war with Iran escalates.
The S&P 500 was up 0.5%.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 340 points, or 0.6%, as of 10:01 a.m.
Eastern time.
The Nasdaq composite rose 0.7%.
The indexes a…