(Reuters) – The New York Stock Exchange opened on Friday, military climbing in the Middle East having sparked a leak towards the refuge values ​​and increases oil prices.

In the first exchanges, the Dow Jones index loses 477.51 points, or 1.11%, at 42,490.11 points and the Standard & Poor’s 500, wider, fell from 0.80% to 5,997.01 points.

The Nasdaq Composite gives in 1.01%, or 198.98 points, to 19,463.51 points.

The Israeli army bombed dozens of targets in Iran on Thursday to Friday, including nuclear sites and ballistic missile factories, and killed military commanders and scientists.

On Friday, Donald Trump urged Iran to conclude an agreement on his nuclear program under penalty of undergoing new attacks even harder than those inflicted in the morning by Israel.

Oil prices have climbed, reaching their highest level for several months, while tensions in the Middle East arouse concerns about the disruption of the supply.

“Geopolitical escalation adds an additional stratum of uncertainty to an already fragile climate,” said Charu Chanana, chief investment strategist at Saxo, adding that crude oil and refuge assets will remain on an ascending trajectory if tensions continue to intensify.

In addition, investors focus on the meeting of the American Federal Reserve (Fed) scheduled for next week, during which political decision -makers should maintain unchanged interest rates.

In values, American airlines Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and United Airlines drop between 3.85% and 4.50%.

The American oil giant Exxon Mobil won 2.21%.

Large American defense companies are increasing. Lockheed Martin gained 2.47%, RTX Corp 1.99%, Northrop Grumman 2.33%, and L3harris Technologies 2.09%.

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(Written by Mara Vîlcu, edited by Kate Entringer)

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