Wall Street opens lower as high-stakes Iran, inflation tests loom

August 24, 2026 9:34 AM EDT

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., August 21, 2026. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon

Aug ‌24 (Reuters) - Wall ​Street's ​main indexes opened lower ‌on Monday as investors ⁠weighed the U.S. ‌pledge of an "economic ‌D-Day" against Iran while awaiting AI ​giant Nvidia's quarterly results and ⁠a closely watched inflation ​report later this week.

The Dow Jones Industrial ​Average fell ‌15.1 points, or 0.03%, to ⁠53,261.95 at the open. The ⁠S&P 500 fell 11.0 points, ​or 0.14%, to 7,663.38, while the Nasdaq ‌Composite dropped 115.1 points, or 0.44%, ‌to 26,065.32.

(Reporting ⁠by ‌Purvi Agarwal ​in Bengaluru; Editing by Shilpi ‌Majumdar)



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