Wall Street closed in the 'red'

New York closed the day trading in negative territory, at a time when investors remain cautious about the intensification of the conflict between Israel and Iran.

The Dow Jones index slipped 0.70% to 42,215.80 points, the S&P500 fell 0.85% to 5,981.67 points and the Nasdaq lost 0.91% to 19,521.09 points.

Nike lost 3.10%, followed by 3M, which fell 2%. Amgen skidded 1.89%, J&J slid 1.85% and Walmart retreated 0.06%. In the opposite direction, Chevron rose 1.94%, Visa A gained 0.69%, IBM increased 0.42% and UnitedHealth advanced 0.38%.

In the oil market, Texan WTI gained 4.64%, setting the price per barrel at $73.50, and Brent rose 4.74% to $76.70. Natural gas rose 3.23% to $3.867.

In the foreign exchange market, the euro depreciated 0.68% against the dollar, settling at 1.1481 dollars.