The bell is bringing an end to the trading day at the NYSC Dimensional Fund advisors ringing the bell and at the NASAC Royal Gold.

Welcome to closing bell over time.

Live from Studio B at the NASDAQ market site.

I'm Melissa Lee along with Mike Santoli.

Sox soaring today on reports Iran is open to ending the war.

Closing near the highs, the Dow and the SB 500 up more than 2%.

The NASDAQ up nearly 4%.

Its biggest one-day gain since May.

Our markets team is all over today's action.

Christina Parks and Nevelas on stocks.

Brian Sullivan on the somewhat muted move in the price of oil.

Rick Santelli is watching bonds. But let's begin with the very

latest on a possible end to the Iran war. Amon Javers joins us from Washington with what we've heard

and what we know, Amon. Yeah, a possible end might be going a little too far, Mike. But we do have

this report from Axios, which is reporting that China and Pakistan are floating a new proposal

to end the war in Iran. Essentially, it would be a ceasefire in exchange for safe passage in the

Strait of Hormuz. Now, Axios is citing a conversation with the foreign minister of Pakistan

for their reporting. The publication says President Trump declined to comment to them on the

specifics. What he has said publicly

is that negotiations are ongoing. And if Iran doesn't cut a deal that he likes by April 6th,

he's going to bomb civilian infrastructures such as power plants. Now, the president took to

social media this morning to hurl some criticism at American allies, who he argues have been

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