Wall Street closed this Friday in red after a week marked by the US and Israeli war against Iran and threats to the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic route through which 20% of the world’s crude oil passes. At the close of the New York stock market, the Dow Jones fell 0.26%, to 46,558 points; The selective S&P 500 fell 0.61%, to 6,632 units, and the technological Nasdaq lost 0.93%, to 22,105 points. In the weekly count, the Dow Jones fell 2%, the S&P 500 1.6% and the Nasdaq 1%. Meanwhile, Texas intermediate oil (WTI) rose 3.1% today, approaching $100 a barrel again, maintaining its bullish streak after the new Iranian supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, ordered to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed.
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