Stocks Pop in Early Trading as Oil Prices Slide on Reignited Iran Peace Hopes

Stocks kicked off Monday's trading session in the green as investors optimistically looked to this week's United Nation General Assembly as an opportunity for an Iran resolution. The Nasdaq Composite popped 1%. "Stocks are coming off a second week of navigating multiple obstacles—high oil prices and yields, a rate hike, renewed concerns about AI risks—without suffering too much damage," Chris Larkin at E*TRADE from Morgan Stanley said.