Stocks Slip, Oil Edges Higher in Muted Response to U.S. Attacks on Iran
The stock market’s response to U.S. strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites was muted at the open on Monday.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 36 points, or 0.1%. The S&P 500 was flat. The Nasdaq Composite was down 0.1%.
Brent crude oil futures rose 0.4% to $77.30 a barrel. Oil prices had already spiked in recent sessions as Wall Street weighed the possibility of an escalation of the conflict in the Middle East. Oil was trading around $62 a barrel at the start of June.
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