Stocks Rise as Investors Shrug Off Nvidia Probe; Trump Says Iran Strikes Unlikely

Equity indexes advanced as investors looked past a reported probe into Nvidia, while President Trump publicly stated that strikes on Iran were unlikely. The headline frames two separate drivers: company-specific regulatory scrutiny that failed to dent broader risk appetite, and a geopolitical de-escalation signal that reduces the near-term risk premium on oil and defense-sensitive assets. The Iran comment transmits primarily through the energy channel, since a lower probability of military action compresses the supply-disruption premium embedded in crude prices and tends to ease inflation expectations that feed into rate pricing. Nvidia, as a high-weight semiconductor name with significant index influence, is the most directly exposed equity, with its valuation sensitive to any regulatory developments affecting export controls or antitrust exposure, though the headline indicates the market treated the probe as insufficient to alter its outlook. Traders should watch the next scheduled US consumer price index release and any official follow-up from the relevant regulator on the scope of the Nvidia inquiry, as both would clarify whether the easing in geopolitical risk translates into

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