
US close: Stocks lower amid heightened Middle East tensions
At the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 1.79% at 42,197.79, while the S&P 500 lost 1.13% to 5,976.97, and the Nasdaq Composite saw out the session 1.30% weaker at 19,406.83. The Dow closed 769.83 points lower on Friday, more than …