S&P 500 Closes Higher. Traders Are Starting to Look Beyond Israel-Iran Conflict.

Stocks picked up some steam early in the session after The Wall Street Journal reported Iran has been signaling it wants to de-escalate the conflict with Israel and resume negotiations with the U.S. over its nuclear programs. At one point during the morning, the market had fully recovered from Friday's slide, which signals Wall Street is growing less concerned about the Israel-Iran conflict.