Wall St opens lower as Middle East clashes send oil prices up
August 31, 2026 / /
Published Mon, Aug 31, 2026 · 09:43 PM
[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Monday (Aug 31) after military strikes between the US and Iran drove up oil prices, fanning inflation worries as the interest-rate outlook turns more hawkish.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 97.4 points, or 0.18 per cent, at the open to 53,462.6.
The S&P 500 fell 14.2 points, or 0.18 per cent, at the open to 7,697.52, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 43.9 points, or 0.17 per cent, to 26,358.559. REUTERS
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