Tesla Stock Soars Despite Slumping Oil Prices. Why It’s Getting an Iran Bump.

Tesla has benefited from higher oil prices in the past, so it might seem odd that crude is down sharply and the electric-vehicle maker’s stock is up.

• Tesla has benefited from higher oil prices in the past, so it might seem odd that crude is down sharply and the electric-vehicle maker’s stock is up
• Benchmark oil prices were down more than 13% in early trading, below $95 a barrel
• Hopes of an end to fighting in Iran are responsible for the moves