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Wall Street closes slightly down on renewed tensions between US, Iran

Oil prices climbed after renewed U.S.-Iran tensions, while the CBOE Volatility Index rose to 19.08 and Netflix fell about 12% after earnings.

  • Stocks closed slightly lower on Monday, ending a three-week rally as renewed US-Iran tensions questioned the durability of a two-week ceasefire.
  • Tehran closed the crucial Strait of Hormuz again over the weekend, reversing market optimism triggered when Iran opened the waterway earlier.
  • The CBOE Volatility Index, known as Wall Street's "fear gauge," gained 1.57 points to 19.08, while Communication services lagged with Meta falling more than 2%.
  • Tom Hainlin, national investment strategist at Bank Wealth Management in Minneapolis, noted consumer credit and spending figures remain resilient despite geopolitical tensions.
  • Tesla kicks off Magnificent Seven earnings Wednesday, while Investors will assess the war's economic impact as Lockheed Martin and IBM report later this week.
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The New York Stock Exchange closed in a slight fall on Monday, held back by renewed tensions between the United States and Iran, which led to a sharp rise in oil prices and new doubts about the holding of peace talks.

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Wall Street opened in red this Monday and its main indicator, the Dow Jones de Industriales, lost after a further escalation of tensions between the United States and Iran following the attack by the U.S. Navy on an Iranian ship near the Strait of Ormuz.The Nasdaq reports a fall of 0.16 percent, in the entire 24,370.02, followed by the S&P 500 that remains 0.18 percent, with 7,000 113.47 points, and the Dow Jones drops 0.08 percent, 49 thousand …

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IBTimes Australia broke the news in Australia on Monday, April 20, 2026.
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