The Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq finished slightly lower as Brent crude held near $73.795 after a limited U.S.-Iran clash did not broaden, while AI-linked trading showed mixed signals across the sector.
U.S. stocks closed slightly lower as easing concern about fuel costs and oil-market disruption was not enough to offset investor unease about whether the artificial-intelligence rally can be sustained. Brent crude was little changed at $73.795 after a limited overnight U.S.-Iran clash did not escalate. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 44.51 points, or 0.09%, to 51876.11, the S&P 500 lost 3.47 points, or 0.05%, to 7354.02, and the Nasdaq Composite slipped 60.99 points, or 0.24%, to 25297.62. While chip and storage shares fell sharply, some AI-related stocks outperformed, including ServiceNow, Snowflake, Workday, UiPath and The Trade Desk, and the VIX fell 1.18%, according to MSX.COM data.