Overnight US stocks | The three major indexes plummeted, with Meta (META.US) falling nearly 8% and Brent crude oil surging over 5.6%.
As of the close, the Dow fell 470.12 points, a decrease of 1.01%, to 45,959.37 points; the Nasdaq fell 521.74 points, a decrease of 2.38%, to 21,408.08 points. Compared to its historical high on October 29, 2025, the level has fallen by more than 10%, indicating that it has entered a correction zone; the S&P 500 index fell 114.78 points, a decrease of 1.74%, to 6,477.12 points.
On Thursday, the three major indexes opened lower and continued to decline, with the Nasdaq falling into a pullback range. After both the US and Iran sent conflicting signals about peace negotiations, oil prices rose again. During trading, US President Trump mentioned the stock market and said he thought it would fall more harshly. He stated that oil price fluctuations and stock market declines are not that "serious," but then the three major indexes continued to fall. After the US stock market closed, Trump announced that the planned strike on Iran's energy infrastructure would be suspended for 10 days, postponed to April 6th at 8 pm Eastern Time. He said negotiations with Iran are ongoing and progressing very smoothly.
[US Stocks] At the close, the Dow fell 470.12 points, a decrease of 1.01%, to 45959.37 points; the Nasdaq fell 521.74 points, a decrease of 2.38%, to 21408.08 points, a drop of more than 10% compared to its historical high on October 29, 2025, indicating entry into a pullback zone; the S&P 500 index fell 114.78 points, a decrease of 1.74%, to 6477.12 points. Meta Platforms (META.US) fell nearly 8%, Tesla, Inc. (TSLA.US) fell over 3.5%, NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA.US) fell about 4%. The Nasdaq Golden Dragon Index fell 2.55%, XPeng, Inc. ADR Sponsored Class A (XPEV.N) fell over 6%, Alibaba Group Holding Limited Sponsored ADR (BABA.N) fell over 3%.
[European Stocks] The German DAX30 index fell 338.43 points, a decrease of 1.48%, to 22601.99 points; the UK FTSE 100 index fell 132.57 points, a decrease of 1.31%, to 9974.27 points; the French CAC40 index fell 77.24 points, a decrease of 0.98%, to 7769.31 points; the Euro Stoxx 50 index fell 82.28 points, a decrease of 1.46%, to 5567.05 points; the Spanish IBEX35 index fell 214.70 points, a decrease of 1.25%, to 16955.20 points; the Italian FTSE MIB index fell 318.79 points, a decrease of 0.72%, to 43694.50 points.
[Cryptocurrency] Bitcoin fell over 3%, falling below $70,000, to $69,022.49; Ethereum fell over 4.7%, to $2071.04. A recent report by JPMorgan pointed out that as gold and silver face pressures from outflows of...
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