Defense-related stocks were up Tuesday, but all major U.S. indexes closed in the red following news that Iran launched a ballistic missile attack on Israel. Despite some good news that August saw more job openings than economists expected, the Middle East conflict combined with a massive $7.5 billion weekly estimated price tag on the longshoremen strike sent a chill through markets.
- S&P 500 Futures: 5,762.00 ⬇️ down 0.90%
- S&P 500: 5,708.75 ⬇️ down 0.93%
- Nasdaq Composite: 17,910.36 ⬇️ down 1.53%
- Dow Jones Industrial Average: 42,156.97 ⬇️ down 0.41%
- STOXX Europe 600: 520.88 ⬇️ down 0.38%
- Nikkei 225: 38,651.97 ⬆️ up 1.93%
- Bitcoin: $62,041.40 ⬇️ down 1.85%
