Mumbai, April 3 -- Stocks shook off an early stumble to finish with slim gains on Wall Street Thursday and close out their first winning week since the start of the Iran war. The S&P 500 rose 7.37 points, or 0.1%, to 6,582.69. Several days of solid gains this week helped the benchmark index notch a 3.4% gain for the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 61.07 points or 0.1% to 46,504.67. The Nasdaq composite rose 38.23 points or 0.2% to 21,879.18.

Stocks declined early after President Trump's late-Wednesday address vowing continued U.S. attacks on Iran without a clear end to the Middle East conflict (AP News). Oil prices surged but eased slightly, staying elevated above $100/barrel-up from sliding toward $100 pre-address. Wall Stre...