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Oil Prices 19 March 2026 - 23 March 2026

US Stock Market This Week: S&P 500 Hits Six-Month Low as Oil Shock Knocks Out Rate-Cut Hopes

US Stock Market This Week: S&P 500 Hits Six-Month Low as Oil Shock Knocks Out Rate-Cut Hopes

Stocks in the U.S. wrapped up the week facing renewed selling on Friday, with the S&P 500 closing at a six-month low and notching its fourth consecutive weekly decline. The S&P 500 dropped 1.51% to 6,506.48. The Nasdaq slipped 2.01% and the Dow was down 0.96%. On the week, the S&P 500 surrendered 1.9%, and both the Dow and Nasdaq gave up just over 2%.
21 March 2026
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Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Tumble as Iran Conflict Sends Oil to 2022 High and Erases Fed Cut Hopes

Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Tumble as Iran Conflict Sends Oil to 2022 High and Erases Fed Cut Hopes

Stocks tumbled Friday, with the S&P 500 closing down 1.49% after the Iran turmoil sent oil prices to their highest finish since July 2022, feeding persistent inflation concerns. The Nasdaq slid 1.98%, while the Dow gave up 0.92%, preliminary Reuters figures showed.
20 March 2026
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Dow Jones Today: Index Slides Again as Oil Tops $119 and Fed Cut Hopes Fade

Dow Jones Today: Index Slides Again as Oil Tops $119 and Fed Cut Hopes Fade

Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 427.99 points, or 0.92%, to 45,797.70 by 11:36 a.m. ET Thursday, as rising crude and a hawkish Fed put investors on edge. The S&P 500 lost 0.77%, with the Nasdaq Composite down 0.93%. Russell 2000 briefly slipped into correction—10% off its highs. All three benchmarks traded below the 200-day moving average, a key momentum gauge. Micron dropped 4.1%; Nvidia slipped 1.2%.
19 March 2026
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US Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Slide as Oil Spike Hits Rate-Cut Hopes

US Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Slide as Oil Spike Hits Rate-Cut Hopes

Stocks stumbled on Thursday, with the Dow shedding about 460 points by midday. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq each slipped between 0.8% and 1% as a fresh surge in oil sent traders fleeing risk. Brent crude spiked above $119 a barrel early before pulling back toward $112. Over in small caps, the Russell 2000 dipped to a level 10% under its Jan. 22 high—a threshold many watchers use to mark a correction.
19 March 2026
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US Stock Market Today: Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Slide as Oil Tops $105 and Fed Cut Hopes Fade

Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Slide as Iran War Sends Oil Above $119

Stocks slipped at the open Thursday, with sharp moves in oil after strikes hit Gulf energy sites. Investors faced a fresh inflation jolt, barely a day since the Federal Reserve flagged the Iran war as a major wild card for the outlook. The Dow started down 90.3 points, the S&P 500 shed 0.63%, and the Nasdaq slid 1.27%. Brent crude, the global benchmark, had spiked to $119.13 a barrel earlier.
19 March 2026
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Dow Futures Slide as Brent Oil Nears $115, Fed Inflation Warning and Micron Drop Rattle Wall Street

Dow Futures Slide as Brent Oil Nears $115, Fed Inflation Warning and Micron Drop Rattle Wall Street

U.S. stock futures slid again early Thursday, signaling more losses ahead. Brent crude hovered close to $115 a barrel as Iranian attacks on Gulf energy infrastructure rattled markets, stoking worries about renewed inflation. The slide followed steep declines Wednesday, after the Federal Reserve left interest rates steady and sent the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq tumbling.
19 March 2026
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Oil Prices Surge Past $112 After Iran Hits Gulf Energy Sites as $200 Calls Grow

Oil Prices Surge Past $112 After Iran Hits Gulf Energy Sites as $200 Calls Grow

Oil prices shot higher Thursday, with Brent spiking to $112.86 a barrel at one point after Iran struck energy targets in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. The attack, which came in response to a hit on Iran’s South Pars gas field, also sent U.S. West Texas Intermediate up to $97.28. Phillip Nova analyst Priyanka Sachdeva called out the risk of a “prolonged disruption in oil supplies.”
19 March 2026
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