US stocks today: Dow surges 400 points, S&P, Nasdaq over 1% higher on Mideast de-escalation hopes

Wall ​Street’s main ​indexes opened higher ​on Tuesday, as markets welcomed a report ‌signaling potential ⁠de-escalation in ⁠the Middle ​East conflict that has ​set the S&P 500 and the Dow ​on track ⁠for ‌their biggest ​monthly decline ​in years.