S&P 500 posts new record close, Nasdaq notches longest win streak since 2009: Live updates

Cnbc · 🇮🇷 public Iran · Apr 15, 2026 · 392 words · By Sean Conlon; Lisa Kailai Han

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The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite rose to fresh all-time highs on Thursday, adding to their strong gains this week on optimism for a possible resolution to the Iran war.

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What happened

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite rose to fresh all-time highs on Thursday, adding to their strong gains this week on optimism for a possible resolution to the Iran war.

Why it matters

The broad market index gained 0.26% to close at 7,041.28, while the Nasdaq gained 0.36% to settle at 24,102.70.

Common ground

The tech-heavy index posted its 12th consecutive positive session, notching its longest winning run since 2009.

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What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: S&P 500 posts new record close, Nasdaq notches longest win streak since 2009: Live updates?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 115 points, or 0.24%, and ended at 48,578.72?
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Claim 1: “The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 115 points, or 0.24%, and ended at 48,578.72”

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The Motley Fool web search result explicitly lists the Dow (DJI) at 48,578.72, up 115.00 points (+0.2%).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article is a summary of the closing milestones of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, a United States stock market index. Since first closing at 62.76 on February 16, 1885, the Dow Jones Industrial…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closing_milestones_of_the_Dow_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Dow Jones, or simply the Dow (), is a stock market index of 30 prominent companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States. The DJIA is one of the olde…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow_Jones_Industrial_Average

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of the largest daily changes in the Dow Jones Industrial Average from 1896. Compare to the list of largest daily changes in the S&P 500 Index.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_daily_changes_…

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Claim 2: “the Nasdaq gained 0.36% to settle at 24,102.70”

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Web search results explicitly state the Nasdaq increased by 0.36% to 24,102.70.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article is a summary of the closing milestones of the Nasdaq Composite, a United States stock market index. Since first opening at 100.00 on February 5, 1971, the Nasdaq Composite has increased, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closing_milestones_of_the_Nasd…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Nasdaq Stock Market (formerly National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations) is an American stock exchange. It is the second-largest stock exchange by market capitalization and t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasdaq

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The NASDAQ Composite (ticker symbol ^IXIC) is a stock market index that includes almost all stocks listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange. Along with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500, it is o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasdaq_Composite

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Claim 3: “Israel and Lebanon had agreed to a 10-day ceasefire, which will begin at 5 p.m. ET”

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Multiple reports from CNBC confirm a 10-day ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon starting at 5 p.m. ET.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Israel and Lebanon agreed Thursday to a 10-day ceasefire starting at 5 p.m. ET that evening.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/18/trump-says-us-has-good-news-…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Israel and Lebanon agreed Thursday to a 10-day ceasefire that started at at 5 p.m. ET that evening.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/17/oil-prices-wti-brent-israel-…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — President Donald Trump had said Thursday that the leaders of Israel and Lebanon agreed to a 10-day ceasefire, which went into effect at 5 p.m. ET that day.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/16/stock-market-today-live-upda…

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Claim 4: “Israel halting its attacks on Lebanon has been a key condition for U.S.-Iran negotiations starting, the speaker of Iran's parliament has said”

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BBC News reports that Iran's parliament speaker stated there must be a ceasefire in Lebanon before negotiations begin.

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web search NEUTRAL — Iran's parliament speaker says there must be a ceasefire in Lebanon "before negotiations begin".Iranian state media has reported that Iran's negotiation delegation has arrived in Islamabad ahead of th…
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/clyeg3224d9t

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web search NEUTRAL — Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi released a statement on X that declared: “If attacks against Iran are halted, our Powerful Armed Forces will cease their defensive operations.”
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/07/world/live-news/iran-war-trum…

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web search NEUTRAL — Stay on top of US-Israel war on Iran latest developments on the ground with Al Jazeera’s fact-based news, exclusive video footage, photos and updated maps.
https://www.aljazeera.com/tag/israel-iran-conflict/

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Claim 5: “The broad market index gained 0.26% to close at 7,041.28”

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Web search results explicitly state the S&P 500 rose 0.26% to 7,041.28.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats is a stock market index composed of the companies in the S&P 500 index that have increased their dividends in each of the past 25 consecutive years. It was launched in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S&P_500_Dividend_Aristocrats

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The S&P 500 is a stock market index maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices. It comprises 503 common stocks which are issued by 500 large-cap companies traded on American stock exchanges (including the 30…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_S&P_500_companies

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — S&P 500 (Standard and Poor's 500) is a stock market index tracking the stock performance of 500 leading companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States. It is one of the most commonly followe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S&P_500

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Claim 6: “President Donald Trump confirmed he spoke with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu”

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Multiple independent news sources (Al Jazeera, France24) confirm Donald Trump spoke with Benjamin Netanyahu and Joseph Aoun.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Donald Trump spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/16/trump-says-israel-a…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — US President Donald Trump... spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/4/16/10-day-le…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Trump said the deal to halt hostilities came after “excellent” phone calls with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260417-10-day-leba…

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Claim 7: “the Dow has advanced more than 1%”

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The provided evidence for the Dow contains general index information but does not specify the weekly percentage gain to confirm it was 'more than 1%'.

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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · Dow Jones Today: Get all information on the Dow Jones Index including historical chart, news and constituents.
https://markets.businessinsider.com/index/dow_jones

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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · DJIA | A complete Dow Jones Industrial Average index overview by MarketWatch. View stock market news, stock market data and trading information.
https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/index/djia

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web search NEUTRAL — The Dow Jones Industrial Average, Dow Jones, or simply the Dow, is a stock market index of 30 prominent companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States.
https://www.google.com/finance/beta/quote/.DJI:INDEXDJX

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Claim 8: “The S&P 500 and Nasdaq both hit key milestones on Wednesday, with the former closing above 7,000 for the first time and the latter seeing its first close above 24,000”

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Claim 9: “The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite rose to fresh all-time highs on Thursday”

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The claim is confirmed by both a cross-reference (CNBC) and multiple web search results stating the S&P 500 and Nasdaq reached record highs on Thursday.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nasdaq-100 (NDX) is a stock market index made up of equity securities issued by 100 of the largest non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange. It is a modified capitalization-weighted…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasdaq-100

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Claim 10: “The tech-heavy index posted its 12th consecutive positive session, notching its longest winning run since 2009”

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Confirmed by CNBC cross-reference and web search results stating the Nasdaq had its 12th consecutive positive session, the longest since 2009.

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Claim 11: “This week, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq have risen 3.3% and 5.2%, respectively”

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While general market data was found, the specific weekly percentage gains of 3.3% for S&P 500 and 5.2% for Nasdaq were not explicitly confirmed in the provided evidence snippets.

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web search NEUTRAL — Nasdaq and Dow fall as rising crude prices rattle markets to close the week.Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq mixed as PPI inflation data comes in hot. 3 days ago. By Amalya Dubrovsky. Save for…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…

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web search NEUTRAL — Get S&P 500 Index live stock quotes as well as charts, technical analysis, components and more SPX index data.
https://www.investing.com/indices/us-spx-500

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web search NEUTRAL — The current value of S&P 500 Index is 7,398.92 USD — it has risen by 0.84% in the past 24 hours.What are S&P 500 Index components? The S&P 500 Index is comprised of 503 instruments including NASDAQ:NV…
https://www.tradingview.com/symbols/SPX/

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