MXThe New York stock exchanges closed in the red on Thursday, with the main indicator, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, falling 0.2%. The decline was driven by losses in technology stocks. At the close, the Dow stood at 52,552 points, the S&P 500 dropped 0.51% to 7,533 points, and the Nasdaq fell 1.47% to 25,881 points. Among the most affected companies were Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), which fell 2.3% after raising its capital expenditure forecast for the year, and Alphabet, which dropped 4.4% after delaying the launch of its advanced AI model. Other major tech firms like Nvidia, Meta, Amazon, Micron Technology, and Advanced Micro Devices also experienced significant declines. In geopolitical news, the price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil fell 0.82% despite recent attacks between the United States and Iran. Iran claimed responsibility for attacking U.S. military targets in Jordan, Kuwait, and Bahrain in response to U.S. airstrikes against Iranian territory. Meanwhile, the leader of the Houthi rebels in Yemen warned that Saudi Arabian oil facilities could become targets if Riyadh launches a large-scale operation against Houthi-controlled areas.
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