Wall St opens lower on Middle East impasse, mixed earnings

Published Thu, Apr 23, 2026 · 09:43 PM

[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Thursday (Apr 23), with investors hesitant to extend the recent equities rally in the absence of clear signals on the US-Iran war, while a batch of mixed earnings further dented sentiment.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 205.2 points, or 0.41 per cent, to 49,284.85 at the open.

The S&P 500 fell 19.1 points, or 0.27 per cent, to 7,118.8​, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 103.8 points, or 0.42 per cent, to 24,553.747. REUTERS