All right, welcome to closing bell. I'm Scott Wapner, live from Post 9 here at the New York Stock Exchange.

This maker break hour begins with another jump in stocks as the president signals a coming end to the war.

Here is a look at the majors now. With 60 to go in regulation, we have had some nice follow-through from yesterday's big rally.

Lost a little bit of steam in the last 30 minutes or so. We'll keep an eye on everything over this last hour.

Big Banks and some of the industrial names today, two of the strongest groups.

It's been another pretty good day for the mega caps, led by nice jumps in meta and alphabet,

and there is Apple, marking its 50th anniversary today.

It too is in the green. Semis are strong as well.

Micron with a massive snapback today from its large and recent decline. There's the stock getting

about 8 plus percent back, but some of the other chip materials names are on the rise as well.

Not Nike, though. Shares are tumbling today. Its outlook falling short of

expectations. It's China business under significant pressure still. The stock down about 15%.

It does take us to our talk of the tape, the investor playbook, if in fact this war is nearing a

conclusion. Let's first go to Washington for the very latest as the president gets ready to

address the nation this evening. Our Amen Javvers is in our bureau in Washington with more. Hi,

Amen. Hey there, Scott. White House officials have started to give reporters a sense of what

President Trump will say in his address to the nation tonight, but they're not indicating that

the president will make any major announcements or news, although as we know, that can always change. A White House official tells CNBC,

the president will give an operational update on the progress of Operation Epic Fury, which they say

is meeting or exceeding all benchmarks. He's expected to say the U.S. military has been successful in achieving all of its

stated goals prior to the operation. Those include destroying Iran's ballistic missile and production

facilities, annihilating their Navy, ensuring terrorist proxies can't destabilize the region,

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