Nasdaq leads Wall St lower as oil prices spike on Iran revenge strikes Proactive uses images sourced from Shutterstock 9.55am: Stocks open lower, led by Nasdaq US stocks opened lower as oil prices spiked north again. The Dow Jones dropped almost 600 points or 1.2% in initial trades. The S&P 500 fell 1.1% and the Nasdaq began with a fall of 1.4%. Biggest S&P fallers were led by consumer and travel stocks, with Dollar General down over 8% and cruise operators Carnival and Royal Caribbean also sharply low ...