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Wall St mixed at open as Gulf tensions send oil to over six-week high

By Thomson Reuters Sep 8, 2026 | 8:34 AM

Sept 8 (Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes were mixed ​at open ‌on Tuesday as fresh hostilities in the Middle East ‌pushed ​oil prices ⁠to their ⁠highest since late July, while markets await inflation data ​due later this week.

The Dow ⁠Jones ⁠Industrial Average fell ​303.8 points, or ​0.57%, at the open ‌to 53,110.45. The S&P 500 fell 0.8 ⁠points, or 0.01%, at the open to 7,717.81, ⁠while ‌the Nasdaq ⁠Composite rose ​21.6 ‌points, or 0.08%, ​to 26,528.571.

(Reporting ⁠by Niket Nishant and Tharuniyaa Lakshmi in Bengaluru; Editing by Joyjeet ​Das)