US stock exchanges: High oil prices are weighing on Wall Street

Developments in the oil and bond markets dominate the markets in the USA. There are important impulses for the stock markets in the coming weeks.

Dusseldorf. Investors on Wall Street are pessimistic. On Thursday, the major indices were mostly in the red.

The Dow Jones of standard values ​​is trading almost unchanged at 51,145 points.

The broader S&P 500 is slightly lower at 7,782 points.

The Nasdaq technology exchange lost 0.5 percent to 27,419 points.

The Nasdaq 100, a reflection of the 100 non-financial companies with the highest market capitalization, is down 0.5 percent at 31,019 points.

On Wednesday, the stock markets ended trading largely unchanged.

Rising oil prices are causing uncertainty on Thursday - because of the corresponding impact on US bonds. The North Sea oil Brent for delivery in December and the US oil WTI November both rose in price by 5.2 percent to $105.46 and $92.84 per barrel respectively. The fear of supply bottlenecks due to the Middle East war and a hurricane heading towards the US offshore production areas is driving prices up.

At the same time, reports are circulating about possible new attacks by the USA on Iran. According to The Atlantic magazine, citing two administration officials, the White House asked the Defense Department to develop options for attacks on Iran that could be carried out before the November midterm elections. The report thus contradicts the previously widespread expectation that US President Donald Trump would avoid a further escalation of the conflict with Tehran before the midterm elections.