The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.21 per cent, to 50,687.07 while the S&P 500 lost 0.74 per cent, to 7,553.72. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 228.91 points, or 0.45 per cent, to 51,307.79. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

U.S. stock futures were mixed on Wednesday, after a record close on Tuesday, as the Dow Jones and S&P 500 advanced but the Nasdaq 100 fell.

US stocks opened lower as rising crude oil prices and renewed Middle East tensions pressured sentiment, after reports of Iranian missile activity near Kuwait and Bahrain. Dow, S&P…