-- 本週，隨著以色列和黎巴嫩達成停火協議，霍爾木茲海峽限時重新開放，美國股市指數上漲，這標誌著中東外交取得突破，並提高了達成伊朗和平協議的可能性。 * 標準普爾500指數週五收在7126.06點，高於一週前的6816.89點。那斯達克指數約24468.48點，高於一週前的22902.89點；道瓊工業指數收在49447.43點，高於上週末的47916.57點。 * 隨著地緣政治風險下降，以及第一季財報季正式拉開序幕（金融板塊率先發布財報），科技、週期性消費和通訊服務板塊領漲各板塊。能源板塊表現最差，原因是市場對伊朗和平協議的預期增強。 * 美國總統川普週四表示，黎巴嫩和以色列已同意停火10天。 * 伊朗外交部長賽義德·阿巴斯·阿拉格奇週五在X（原推特）上發文稱：“根據黎巴嫩的停火協議，在剩餘的停火期內，所有商船均可完全通過霍爾木茲海峽，並按照伊朗伊斯蘭共和國港口和海事組織此前宣布的協調航線通行。” * 根據美國有線電視新聞網（CNN）報道，川普週五表示，美國對伊朗的海上封鎖將繼續，直到伊朗核協議「100%完成」。 * 根據彭博社週五報道，川普表示，伊朗已同意無限期暫停其核計劃，並且不會收到美國凍結的任何資金。報道稱，川普在電話訪談中表示，結束戰爭的協議已基本完成。據報道，總統表示，關於達成持久協議的談判「可能」將在本週末舉行。美伊停火協議將於下周到期，這意味著可能無需延長停火期限。 * 在市值超過2,000億美元的金融服務公司中，摩根士丹利（MS）、花旗集團（C）和美國銀行（BAC）是漲幅最大的股票之一。此前，大型銀行已拉開了第一季財報季的序幕。
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