Wall St opens muted as US-Iran tensions escalate

April ‌20 (Reuters) - Wall ​Street's ​main indexes opened muted ‌on Monday after ⁠a record rally ‌last week, as ‌escalating U.S.-Iran tensions threatened the fragile ​ceasefire and dented investor sentiment.

The ⁠Dow Jones Industrial Average fell ​25.1 points, or 0.05%, at the ​open to ‌49,422.37. The S&P 500 fell ⁠9.0 points, or 0.13%, at ⁠the open to 7,117.05, ​while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 51.0 points, or ‌0.21%, to 24,417.528 at the ‌opening bell.

(Reporting ⁠by ‌Purvi Agarwal ​in Bengaluru; Editing by Devika ‌Syamnath)

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