(Reuters)-The New York Stock Exchange opened on Thursday, sealed by growing tensions in the Middle East and doubts concerning the scope of the commercial framework agreement announced Tuesday by Washington and Beijing.
In the first exchanges, the Dow Jones index loses 145.65 points, or 0.34% to 42,720.12 points and the Standard & Poor’s 500, wider, yields 0.16% to 6,012.82 points.
The Nasdaq Composite abandons 0.17%, or 33.62 points, to 19,582.25 points.
The equity clues are suffering from the return to the forefront of geopolitical tensions in the Middle East on Thursday when the United States has said it preparing the partial evacuation of its Embassy in Iraq because of the increased risks in matters of security.
The Iranian Minister of Defense, Aziz Nasirzadeh, warned that Tehran would strike American bases in the Middle East if nuclear discussions with the United States were to fail and that Washington decided to bomb Iran.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (AIEA) also adopted a resolution accusing Tehran on Thursday of missing its obligations in terms of nuclear activities. In the process, Iran announced the launch of a new Uranium enrichment site.
At the same time, the Sino-American trade agreement announced Tuesday evening after two days of negotiations in London is struggling to convince investors, awaiting details and more significant advances.
On a more positive note, and after an encouraging report on consumer prices on Wednesday, data published on Thursday pre-bound shows a rebound in production prices in the United States that is less strong than expected and requests for stable unemployment benefits, which helps reduce the fears of investors concerning the impact of customs duties on the American economy.
The Boeing action values ​​dives 5.3% after a Boeing 787-8 Air India plane with 242 people on board crashed Thursday shortly after takeoff near Ahmedabad airport, metropolis in northwestern India.
Oracle, on the other hand, jumped almost 10% in the first exchanges, the American software group having noted its forecast of annual turnover the day before, thanks to high demand for its cloud services linked to AI.
(Written by Diana Mandiá, edited by Blandine Hénault)
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