Celebrations in global markets: Trump’s statement on a ‘peace deal’ turns market sentiment around; GIFT Nifty up 280 points, Asian markets surge to record highs Global Market Boom: Tsunami hits American market with hopes of averting war, Kospi rises 7%, GIFT Nifty surges 280+ points – ..
The morning of Friday (12 June 2026) has brought a very beautiful and relieving gift for the global market which has been sobbing under the shadow of war and inflation for the last few days. An unexpected U-turn by US President Donald Trump has changed the fortunes of stock markets around the world overnight. Investors’ fears have suddenly disappeared after Trump canceled the planned attacks on Iran and expressed hope that a major peace deal would be signed by this weekend.
As soon as this big news arrived, there was all round greenery from Wall Street to all the markets of Asia. Today can also prove to be a bumper earning day for Indian investors, because Gift Nifty traded in Singapore is trading around the level of 23,487 with a huge premium of about 287 points. This is a clear indication that the Indian Stock Market (Dalal Street) is all set to initiate a very big and strong gap-up today.
1. Vigor returned to the American market (Wall Street), Dow Jones jumped 930 points
Thursday’s trading session proved to be the best for the US stock market in the last several weeks. Investors bought heavily due to the possibility of the war being averted and the Strait of Hormuz being reopened for shipping.
The position of the main US indices was as follows:
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Dow Jones: It closed at a historic level of 50,848.75 with a huge jump of 929.97 points (1.86%).
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S&P 500: Reached 7,394.30 with a gain of 127.31 points (1.75%).
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Nasdaq Composite (Nasdaq): The index closed at 25,809.66 with a huge gain of 640.16 points (2.54%) on the basis of stormy buying in tech and chipmaker shares.
Bumper rise in big tech stocks
Shares of semiconductor and tech companies, which had fallen face down on Wednesday, became rockets on Thursday night. The table below can give you an idea of how the tech giants led the market:
| Company Name | Percentage change in shares |
| Micron Technology | A huge jump of 11.66% |
| Intel | Huge increase of 9.27% |
| AMD | closed up 7.97% |
| Micron Technology | increased by 11.66% |
| Nvidia | Strength of 2.22% |
| Amazon | 1.47% increase |
| Apple | Slipped up 1.39% |
| Note: Only in big tech companies Microsoft The stock remained under pressure and closed with a decline of 1.77%. |
2. Storm in Asian markets, South Korea’s Kospi jumped 7%
There is an atmosphere of celebration in the Asian stock markets this morning on the basis of these excellent signals from the American market. The main indices of every country are running in the green as soon as they open.
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Nikkei 225 of Japan: It is trading up a whopping 3.4% in morning trade, while the Topix index is up 1.8%.
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KOSPI of South Korea: The most shocking movement was seen in South Korea, where the main index Jumped up to 7.01% upon openingwhereas Kosdaq is also seeing a rise of 3.25%.
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Hong Kong and China: The futures of Hang Seng Index are also showing signs of continuous strong growth.
3. Commodity market situation: Crude oil’s fire cools down, gold also slips
Relief from fall in crude oil prices
Crude oil markets have heaved a sigh of relief after the US President stopped military action and put forward the talk of peace. in the international market Brent crude futures fell 1.3% to $89.17 a barrel While US WTI crude fell by 1.4% to $86.48 per barrel. If we look at this week, there has been a huge decline of about 4.2% in Brent and 4.4% in WTI, which is very good news for the Indian economy.
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Gold & Silver: Due to reduced risks in the market and return of investors’ confidence in equity (stock market), the demand for gold as a safe investment has decreased. Spot gold fell by 0.3% in the international market. $4,200.82 per ounce But it has arrived. It is heading towards a loss of about 2.8% this week.
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US Dollar and other currencies: After hitting a one-week low, the US dollar has strengthened its position slightly. The dollar rose 0.1% against the Japanese yen to 160.07 yen, while the euro was steady at $1.1576 and the British pound at $1.3414.
4. Two big economic news to keep an eye on
Amidst this celebration in the market, two important economic figures and decisions have also emerged, which will decide the direction of the market in the coming days:
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Big jump in US Producer Price (PPI): Producer Price Index (PPI) data from America for the month of May has come out stronger than expected. PPI for final demand increased by 1.1% in May, making it has reached a rate of 6.5%. This is the largest annual increase since November 2022, which shows that the inflation pressure at the ground level is still not completely over.
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European Central Bank (ECB) increased rates: The European Central Bank (ECB) has taken a big step to deal with the energy shock and inflation caused by the US-Iran war. The ECB has tightened its monetary policy for the first time in nearly three years. Interest rates (Deposit Rate) have been increased by one fourth point to 2.25%..
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