S&P 500, Dow Jones dip as Iran tensions cloud outlook S&P 500, Dow Jones dip as Iran tensions cloud outlook Stock market Author Ananthu C U Mar 24, 2026, 20:56 PM US equities pulled back on Tuesday, giving up part of the previous session's gains as rising oil prices and uncertainty around the ongoing Iran conflict weighed on investor sentiment. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.18%, or 84.41 points, to 46,124.06, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.84% to 21,761.89. Oil rally and geopolitics weig ...