Wall Street closed with slight ups and downs, awaiting a clearer message from Donald Trump on Iran
AFP - EFE04/02/2026 17:37 Updated: 04/02/2026 17:37
TL;DR
- Wall Street closed with mixed results on Thursday.
- The Dow Jones lost 0.13%, the Nasdaq gained 0.18%, and the S&P 500 rose 0.11%.
- Donald Trump's speech disappointed investors seeking clarity on the Iran conflict.
- Trump threatened 'extremely hard bombings' on Iran, promising to return it to the 'stone age'.
- Iran's military vowed 'devastating' attacks in response.
- Crude oil prices (WTI) surged 11% following the hostile comments.
- European stocks moderated their falls, disappointed by Trump's speech.
- London was the only European stock market to close positive (+0.69%).
- Frankfurt (-0.56%), Paris (-0.24%), Milan (-0.20%), and Madrid (-0.14%) closed lower.
- The Euro Stoxx50 lost 0.70%.
- Gold and silver prices fell: gold by 2.09% to US$4,661.6 per ounce, and silver by 5.14% to US$71.96.
- The euro depreciated by 0.33% against the dollar, trading at 1.15.
- Bitcoin fell by 2.09% to US$66,751.9.
- German 10-year bond yield rose to 2.990%, Spanish to 3.470%, with a risk premium of 48.6 basis points.