India, May 21 -- Wall Street opened under pressure as rising oil prices, Treasury yields and renewed geopolitical anxiety outweighed optimism surrounding Nvidia earnings. Investors initially hoped strong AI-driven results from Nvidia would lift technology stocks, but concerns tied to Iran, crude oil supply disruptions and inflation fears quickly shifted market sentiment while major indices slipped into negative territory as traders moved toward safer assets.

U.S. Market Snapshot

Dow Jones

The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded lower as investors reacted to higher oil prices and bond yields. Consumer and industrial stocks weakened while defensive counters provided limited support as Walmart, Boeing and Intel were among the major laggar...