Market Report - US Close

US close: Stocks sink as oil and Treasury yields climb

By Iain Gilbert

Date: Friday 21 Aug 2026

(Sharecast News) - Major indices were in the red at the close on Thursday as both oil prices and bond yields pushed higher amid renewed tensions between the US and Iran.
At the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 1.32% at 52,759.21, while the S&P 500 shed 0.87% to...

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