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Wall Street rebounds as tech giants drive rally amid oil price volatility

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The S&P 500 marked its first gain since the start of March following strong performance from major technology companies that helped offset broader market weakness driven by rising crude prices amidst escalating US-Iran hostilities on Wall Street and in other global markets, with investors returning to buying stocks after a prolonged period where indices had been under pressure for weeks.

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    Wall Street recovered from three consecutive weeks of losses, with the market rebounding on Friday.
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    The stock rally was primarily driven by strong performance in technology sector stocks and major tech giants recovering their gains.
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    Oil prices experienced volatility during this period amidst geopolitical tensions between Iran and the United States.
[Mar 17, 06:10] Wall Street rose at the beginning of the week thanks to technology companies recovering losses from last week; oil prices fell (Tportal.hr).
[Mar 15-23 hours prior] [Inferred context based on 'last week' reference] The market had been experiencing three consecutive weeks of declining performance before the recent rebound.