Stocks rebounded Monday and oil prices fell back amid reports that Iran was actively seeking to negotiate an end to its conflict with Israel and to resume talks about its nuclear program. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 0.8 percent, the S&P 500 gained 0.9 percent, and the Nasdaq was up 1.5 percent. US Treasury yields rose while oil prices and the dollar declined.

Meanwhile, the market reacted favorably to President Trump's comment that he and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney might make progress on a trade accord on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit meeting in Canada. Among sectors, megacaps led the winners, along with chipmakers including AMD, which rose on a report that it may have a deal with Amazon to furnish chips. On the negative side, defense stocks and energy shares fell back with oil prices after outperforming on Friday.

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