Markets digest new U.S.-Iran clashes as Wall Street closes lower
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- Major U.S. stock indexes closed lower as investors assessed escalating hostilities between the United States and Iran.
- Concerns that higher energy prices could pressure central banks to raise interest rates added to market anxiety amid a global bond sell-off.
- The Dow Jones fell 0.79%, the S&P 500 dropped 0.71%, and the Nasdaq declined 1.03%.
Wall Street ended lower as markets absorbed a new round of clashes between the United States and Iran. The escalation came as global bond markets faced a wave of selling.
Investors worried that a surge in energy prices could force central banks around the world to raise interest rates to curb inflation. Those concerns weighed on the major U.S. indexes.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 419.02 points, or 0.79%, to close at 52,766.88. The S&P 500 slipped 54.67 points, or 0.71%, ending at 7,631.47.
The Nasdaq Composite dropped 271.12 points, or 1.03%, to 26,099.77. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index suffered a sharper decline, falling 246.44 points, or 2.14%, to 11,288.61.
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Originally published by Liberty Times in Chinese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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