As Israel attacked Iran's world-largest gas field and the Federal Reserve kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged, all three major U.S. stock indexes closed lower on March 18 (local time).



On this day at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 1.63% from the previous trading session. The S&P 500 index, which focuses on large-cap stocks, fell 1.36%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq index dropped 1.46% by the end of trading.


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