Investors remained wary of the impact of the U.S.-Iran war on oil prices throughout the day.
Stock futures slipped Wednesday night after the Dow Jones Industrial Average
posted a second day of losses and rising oil prices kept traders on edge.
Dow futures
fell 294 points, or 0.6%. S&P 500 futures
lost 0.6%, while Nasdaq 100 futures
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell more than 700 points on Thursday, notching its lowest closing level in 2026.
Wall Street is coming off a strong performance last week, with the S&P 500 soaring nearly 6%.
Heightened geopolitical tensions are front and center heading into a pivotal week for stocks.
The moves come after the S&P 500 notched its third losing week in a row and closed at its lowest level of the year on Friday.
The three major indexes are coming off a winning weak.
On Wednesday, the major averages rose on traders' hopes that there would soon be a resolution to the conflict in the Middle East.
