India, Aug. 31 -- The Wall Street opened the closing trading session for August with a weak performance due to fresh US-Iran conflicts in the Strait of Hormuz. The DJIA, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were all opened with negative results, while oil prices saw significant gains. The DJIA was at 53,216.99, losing 343 points or 0.64% while the Nasdaq was at 26,315.97, losing 86.45 points or 0.33% and the S&P 500 had lost 33.08 points or 0.43%.

Market Snapshot

The opening numbers were slightly weaker, with the Dow down 0.65%, Nasdaq lower by 0.44% and S&P 500 off 0.48%.

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