New Delhi, April 23 -- US stock indices dropped on Thursday on Middle East standoff and a batch of mixed earnings also dented investor sentiments.

At the Open, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 205.2 points, or 0.41%, to 49,284.85. The S&P 500 fell 19.1 points, or 0.27%, to 7,118.8​, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 103.8 points, or 0.42%, to 24,553.747.

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