Wall St opens muted as US-Iran tensions escalate

[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened muted on Monday (Apr 20) after a record rally last week, as escalating US-Iran tensions threatened the fragile ceasefire and dented investor sentiment.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 25.1 points, or 0.05 per cent, at the open to 49,422.37.

The S&P 500 fell 9.0 points, or 0.13 per cent, at the open to 7,117.05​, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 51.0 points, or 0.21 per cent, to 24,417.528 at the opening bell. REUTERS