Stock Market Today, March 26: Nasdaq Falls 2.4% After Meta and Micron Drop Sharply

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX:^GSPC) fell 1.74% to 6,477.16, the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX:^IXIC) sank 2.38% to 21,408.08, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES:^DJI) lost 1.01% to 45,960.11 as surging oil prices and Iran-war tensions drove broad risk-off selling. Market movers Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META)and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) tumbled, contributing to the Nasdaq’s decline. A high-profile court case ruling found the firms negligent in a lawsuit about the damages caused by social m ...