×

Wall St opens lower as Iran strike delays offers limited calm

By Thomson Reuters Mar 27, 2026 | 8:32 AM

March 27 (Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes opened ​lower on Friday ‌as the month-long Middle East conflict dragged on, weighing ‌on ​sentiment ⁠despite the United ⁠States pushing back another deadline to strike Iran’s ​energy infrastructure.

The Dow Jones Industrial ⁠Average ⁠fell 55.9 points, ​or 0.12%, at ​the open to 45,904.25. ‌The S&P 500 fell 23.3 points, or ⁠0.36%, at the open to 6,453.89, while ⁠the ‌Nasdaq Composite ⁠dropped 120.9 points, ​or ‌0.56%, to ​21,287.187 at ⁠the opening bell.

(Reporting by Purvi Agarwal in Bengaluru; Editing by Pooja ​Desai)