Wall Street opened in the red this Thursday, with slight falls, including that of its main indicator, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which was down 0.29%, after a rebound session due to the ceasefire agreement between Iran and the United States to which investors are watching closely while uncertainty grows.
At the opening of the New York trading floor, the Dow Jones fell 0.29%, to 47,771 points; the selective S&P 500 It lost 0.11%, to 6,775 integers; and the technological Nasdaq fell 0.09%, to 22,613 units.
The New York Stock Exchange opened in the red after this Wednesday’s rebound session caused by the ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran, conditional on Tehran reopening the Strait of Hormuz, key to a good part of the world’s oil supply.
However, Iran’s accusations against the US of having violated part of the agreement, just hours after it came into force, have increased uncertainty in the markets.
Tehran denounced that Israel’s attacks against Lebanon represent a violation of the pact, while the US insists that this country is not part of the truce.
Furthermore, the Persian country assures that it has not reopened the Strait of Hormuz, while the White House rejects these claims, calling them “false.”
Access to the Strait of Hormuz continues to be “restricted, conditioned and controlled” by Iran, said Sultan Al Jaber, director of the Abu Dhabi state oil company, according to The Wall Street Journal.
In other markets, gold, a safe haven asset, rose 0.05%, to $4,779 per ounce; while silver fell 0.71%, to $74.85.
