Late at night, a collective surge! Trump announces ceasefire conditions and issues an "important update" on Iran issues.

Dahe Cai Lifang news: Middle East cooling signals continue to be released. Concerns among investors about further escalation of the conflict have eased somewhat. On April 1, local time, the three major U.S. stock indexes continued the gains from the previous day, and all closed higher. The Dow rose 0.48%, the S&P 500 rose 0.72%, and the Nasdaq rose 1.16%.

Most large technology stocks moved higher. The Wind U.S. Technology Mega-Cap Seven Index rose 1.13%. As for individual stocks, Google rose by more than 3%, Tesla rose by more than 2%, Facebook and Amazon rose by more than 1%, Nvidia rose by 0.77%, Apple rose by 0.73%, and Microsoft fell by 0.22%.

Chip and storage-related stocks rose. Western Digital rose by more than 10%, SanDisk rose by more than 9%, Micron Technology and Intel rose by more than 8%, and Applied Materials and AMD rose by more than 3%.

The aluminum sector rose broadly. Driven by the impact that the Middle East’s largest aluminum company was forced to halt production after being attacked by missiles, U.S. Aluminum and Century Aluminum (its share price hit a record high) both rose by more than 8%; Nike’s share price closed down 16%, marking its largest single-day decline since June 2024.

Most of the popular China concept stocks closed higher. The Nasdaq China Golden Dragon Index rose 0.31%, Li Auto rose by more than 3%, NIO, XPeng Motors, and iQIYI rose by more than 2%, and Bilibili rose by more than 1%.

Europe’s three major stock indexes opened higher and continued to climb. The UK’s FTSE 100 Index rose 1.85%, France’s CAC 40 Index rose 2.1%, and Germany’s DAX Index rose 2.73%.

International oil prices remained under pressure. As of the close that day, on the New York Mercantile Exchange, the May-delivery light sweet crude oil futures price fell by $1.26 to $100.12 per barrel, a decline of 1.24%; the June-delivery London Brent crude oil futures price fell by $2.81 to $101.16 per barrel, a decline of 2.7%.

Spot gold rose by 1.95%, to $4,758.31 per ounce. Spot silver fell by 0.09%, to $75.08 per ounce.

Trump sets ceasefire conditions: “specific requirements” from the U.S. must be met

On April 1, U.S. President Trump said the U.S. would “very quickly” end its military action against Iran. However, if necessary, it may continue attacking Iran in the form of “precision strikes.”

Trump said U.S. military actions have made Iran “unable to possess nuclear weapons,” and stated that after withdrawing, if circumstances change, the U.S. could still re-engage.

According to reports from informed sources, Trump has instructed Vice President Vance to privately convey messages to Iran: as long as “specific requirements,” such as the re-opening of the Strait of Hormuz, are met, he is open to a ceasefire.

On March 31, the White House said Trump would deliver a nationwide address at 21:00 U.S. Eastern Time on April 1 (09:00 Beijing time on April 2) to provide “important updates” on the Iran issue.

Iran says it has “complete control” of the Strait of Hormuz situation, reiterating it will blockade the strait as a countermeasure

On April 1, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps issued a statement saying its navy had carried out strikes against multiple targets, and that the Strait of Hormuz situation is under its “complete control.” The statement emphasized that the Strait of Hormuz situation is firmly controlled by the Revolutionary Guards Corps navy, and that the strait will not be opened to the enemy due to the “showy” actions of the U.S. president.

On April 1, the Office of Iran’s Supreme Leader posted extracts from the first remarks made by Supreme Leader Mujtaba Khamenei on social media, reiterating that it will continue to blockade the Strait of Hormuz as a countermeasure.

Informed sources from Iran said that for ceasefire negotiations between Iran and the U.S., Iran’s demands must be made on the premise of ensuring the war ends permanently.

According to a report from Iran News TV on April 1, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson said that statements by U.S. President Trump regarding Iran’s request for a ceasefire are “false and without basis.”

【Dahe Cai Lifang, compiled from CCTV News and Xinhua News Agency】

Editors: Zhang Zhanqiang | Proofread: Chen Xiajuan | Review: Xu Jiao

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