S&P 500 down 1.5%, Dow Jones slip 400 points as Iran conflict lifts oil

S&P 500 down 1.5%, Dow Jones slip 400 points as Iran conflict lifts oil S&P 500 down 1.5%, Dow Jones slip 400 points as Iran conflict lifts oil Stock market Author Ananthu C U Mar 20, 2026, 20:27 PM US stocks closed sharply lower on Friday, as escalating tensions in the Middle East and surging oil prices weighed on investor sentiment and raised concerns about inflation and interest rates. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell about 0.96% or 443 points to 45,577.47, while the S&P 500 dropped 1.51% to 6,506.4 ...