What Happened?
A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after the Trump administration announced a new peace deal that would lead to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
Automakers face energy costs on two fronts: the energy embedded in steel, aluminum, and plastics used in manufacturing, and the fuel costs consumers weigh when making purchase decisions. Oil falling more than 5% eases both sides of that equation. Lower petrol prices reduce the weekly operating costs of internal combustion vehicles, improving total cost-of-ownership comparisons and supporting unit sales volumes. Treasury yields falling to their lowest since mid-May signals potential relief for auto loan rates, a primary affordability lever for most buyers.
Semiconductor supply chains disrupted by the Hormuz blockade also begin to normalize, addressing a production bottleneck that had limited output at several major assembly plants.
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Among others, the following stocks were impacted:
- Automobile Manufacturing company General Motors (NYSE: GM) jumped 2.9%. Is now the time to buy General Motors? Access our full analysis report here, it’s free.
- Automobile Manufacturing company Lucid (NASDAQ: LCID) jumped 5%. Is now the time to buy Lucid? Access our full analysis report here, it’s free.
- Automobile Manufacturing company Goodyear (NASDAQ: GT) jumped 5%. Is now the time to buy Goodyear? Access our full analysis report here, it’s free.
Zooming In On Goodyear (GT)
Goodyear’s shares are quite volatile and have had 18 moves greater than 5% over the last year. In that context, today’s move indicates the market considers this news meaningful but not something that would fundamentally change its perception of the business.
The previous big move we wrote about was 3 days ago when the stock gained 4.8% as Trump's Iran peace signal offered more credible prospect of ending a three-month supply-chain disruption that squeezed manufacturers, logistics companies, and commodity processors since the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed in late February.
Cyclical stocks led the broader rally, with the VIX falling 12.5% to 19.44, a sign that investors were broadly repricing geopolitical risk lower. The Strait handles roughly 20% of global seaborne oil; its closure forced rerouting at significant cost while elevating energy-input costs for industrial producers. Lower oil, WTI at $87.71 from a wartime peak near $100, directly reduces operating costs across manufacturing, chemicals, and transportation. The rate hike probability falling from 51% to 36% additionally improved the financing environment for capital-intensive industrials that have deferred investment decisions.
Goodyear is down 24.6% since the beginning of the year, and at $6.73 per share, it is trading 41.8% below its 52-week high of $11.55 from July 2025. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of Goodyear’s shares 5 years ago would now be looking at only $354.51.
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