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Sign InGlobal financial markets opened higher as investor optimism surged following the resumption of peace talks between the United States and Iran in Islamabad, Pakistan. The negotiations are centered on securing a near-term deal that includes reopening the strategic Strait of Hormuz and Iran potentially abandoning its uranium enrichment program. This diplomatic breakthrough has restored risk appetite, with markets pricing in the potential for a nuclear deal and the stabilization of global energy supplies. The reduction in geopolitical risk is expected to support major equity indices such as the SPY and DIA by lowering the immediate risk premium. Conversely, safe-haven assets like gold (XAU/USD) and crude oil prices (USO) may face downward pressure as regional tensions begin to ease.