South Korean stocks surged on Friday, with the KOSPI jumping as much as 8.5%, driven by optimism that Middle East tensions could ease after U.S. President Donald Trump signaled a possible Iran deal this weekend. The rally helped the index end a volatile week up 3.2%, recovering from the previous week’s 3.7% decline triggered by a global selloff in AI and technology stocks.
US stocks: US market ends up on Iran war peace deal hopes, SpaceX’s historic debut
U.S. stocks climbed Friday, buoyed by hopes of a U.S.-Iran peace deal and the historic debut of SpaceX, which surged past its IPO price. Progress