Stock market information for March 24, 2026
Traders work on the ground of the New York Stock Exchange on the opening bell on March 24, 2026.
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The S&P 500 pulled again on Tuesday, giving again among the sharp positive factors seen within the earlier session, as crude costs rose once more whereas the Iran warfare moved additional into its fourth week.
The broad market index misplaced 0.37% and ended at 6,556.37, whereas the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 84.41 factors, or 0.18%, and settled at 46,124.06. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.84% and closed at 21,761.89.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday mentioned that the U.S. is “in negotiations right now” with Iran, including that “the other side, I can tell you, they’d like to make a deal.”
This comes after Trump mentioned in a Truth Social post Monday that the U.S. and Iran have held “very good and productive conversations regarding a complete and total resolution of our hostilities in the Middle East.” That publish propelled the key averages greater than 1% increased within the prior day. Iranian state media reported that there have been no direct talks between the 2 international locations, nevertheless.
Confusion has grown amongst buyers on Wall Street over how efficient the talks to finish the warfare had been, on condition that Israel and Iran have since continued to change strikes within the wake of the president’s Monday feedback, per Israeli authorities. The Pentagon can also be reportedly planning to deploy around 3,000 soldiers to the Middle East, although the U.S. has not decided to place boots on the bottom in Iran.
Oil costs resumed their rally Tuesday after tumbling in the prior session. Global benchmark Brent crude futures added 4.55% to settle at $104.49 a barrel. West Texas Intermediate crude futures settled up 4.79% to $92.35 a barrel.
Energy was additionally the S&P 500’s top-performing sector through the session, rising 2%. That places its month-to-date positive factors at greater than 9%. It is the one S&P 500 sector in constructive territory in that timeframe.
“What we’re seeing at present is a lot of uncertainty in Iran, and as a result, I think the market goes sideways, with a fair amount of chop to performance, until that visibility improves,” mentioned Terry Sandven, chief fairness strategist at U.S. Bank Asset Management. “If the S&P [500] closes below 6,500, you probably will see some more downside.”
Investors had been supplied different encouraging indicators Tuesday, to make certain, as Pakistan has offered to facilitate talks between the 2 international locations.
Trump over the weekend had threatened an attack on Iranian energy vegetation if the Strait of Hormuz wasn’t reopened. Iran, in flip, mentioned that it could goal U.S. infrastructure as a retaliatory tactic.