ASX 200 jumps 81points to 8556 (1.0%) on peace deal in Iran/ Israel conflict. Oil tumbles, gold slips, CBA rockets. Across the board gains, with the Banks leading the way, CBA up 2.1% and WBC up 2.6% with the Big Bank Basket up to $290.77 (+2.0%). MQG jumped 2.4% with fund managers also in demand, GQG up 6.9%. Industrials firmed, QAN up 2.4% as VGN relisted today up 11.4%, Tech better, WTC up 2.5% and the All-Tech Index up 1.2%. Resources were firm with BHP rallying 2.4% and FMG up 4.8% with the gold sector finding bargain hunters. EVN up 0.8% and GMD rising 2.0%. NEM eased 0.4%. Lithium stocks finding short sellers covering, MIN up 4.8% and LTR rising 5.3%. Oil and gas stocks collapsed, WDS down 2.5% and STO off 1.5% as the bid kept losses in check. KAR dropped 6.5% with the uranium sector flat. Coal too steady as she goes. In corporate news, CKF rose 17.4% on increased sales from young people. GGP debuted up 10.6%, TWE fell 0.9% on a trading update on Penfolds. Nothing on the economic front today. 

Asian markets jumped on peace deal, Japan up 1.1%, HK up 1.8% and China up 1.1%.  10-year yields 4.15%.

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