New York, March 2, 2026 (AFP) - US stocks fall as Middle Eastern war lifts oil prices

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2026-03-02

Wall Street stocks fell early Monday as the war initiated by US-Israeli attacks on Iran expanded across the Middle East, lifting oil prices. About five minutes into trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 1.0 percent at 48,478.77. The broad-based S&P 500 shed 0.8 percent to 6,827.06, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 0.7 percent to 22,510.88. jmb/des ...

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