Los fears they remain within the market in the face of a possible prolonged war of the US and Israel against Iran in response to the statements of Donald Trump that the conflict could extend beyond the originally established period. Given this, the DOW JONES Ind Average, S&P 500 y NASDAQ 100they keep the red at the close in a -0.83% to 48,501 points, -0.94% to 6,816 points and -1.02% to 22,516 points respectively.
The new wave of attacks by Israel has raised fears in the market and the Tehran response following attacks on oil infrastructure and other targets across a wide swath of the region, with at least nine countries reporting impacts, according to Yahoo Finance.
Trump fueled fears that the United States would be drawn into a protracted war by refusing to rule out deploying American troops on the ground. “From the beginning, we projected four to five weeks,” Trump said. “But we have the ability to go much further.”
«Recent conflicts have generated a more moderate response in oil prices, refining margins and energy stocks,» he stated. Nitin Kumar, equity analyst at Mizuho​​in a note to clients published on Monday according to Yahoo Finance. «But this time it could be different.»
It should be noted that the Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps has declared the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and has warned that it will shoot at any ship that attempts to transit this vital maritime route. A video posted by Al Jazeera Monday afternoon showed an oil tanker on fire in the strait.
The Iranian military’s move marks a significantly different phase in the conflict. “Attacks like these have a great psychological impact on the market,” he told Yahoo Finance Ben Cahill, non-resident researcher at the Gulf Arab States Institute.
From the Federal Reserve There were also echoes in this regard from the New York Federal Reserve Chairman John Williamsaccording to Yahoo Finance.
“The increases in energy prices, already seen in the early days of the war, are something that would obviously affect the near-term inflation outlook,” Williams stated. «We will have to see how persistent and lasting this situation is, but it would have an effect on overall inflation.»
Williams also noted that the war in Iran generates uncertainty about the outlook for the economy.
«No one can be sure how long this will last or the overall implications of these events in terms of financial conditions and oil prices,» Williams said.
“However, the United States is not as dependent on oil as it was 50 years ago,” Williams said. Experience has shown that fluctuations in oil prices do not fundamentally alter the economy.
Williams also addressed the effects of the Trump administration’s tariffswhich he says have been overwhelmingly borne by American consumers and businesses, and concerns in the private credit market after investors in fund manager Blue Owl asked for their money back.
Regarding economic data we had the Annual Redbook Retail Sales Index with a result of 7.0% compared to the previous 6.7% and the IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index with a result of 47.5 compared to the expected 50.1.
Among the winning actions we have Workday-A (+7.16% to 143.61 dollars), Best Buy (+7.01% to 65.91 dollars) and IBM (+2.51% to $245.39)
Workday rises after having accused heavy accumulated losseswhich may have attracted value investors or those buying after steep declines according to Wall Street Online.
Best Buy rises after presenting its fourth quarter results 2025 as we pointed out in the opening where he noted some adjusted earnings per share of $2.61better than the earnings of $2.47 per share that analysts anticipated. However, the revenue of $13.81 billion They were lower than the consensus estimate of $13.88 billion.
For the current fiscal year, Target expects net sales increase by about a 2% compared to the previous year and anticipates that this metric will grow in each quarter of the year. Likewise, he hopes that the full-year adjusted earnings per share are situated between 7.50 and 8.50 dollars.
IBM rise because Investors are reacting positively to fourth quarter results better than expected and an optimistic outlook for 2026, especially thanks to growth in software segments and the adoption of enterprise artificial intelligence technologies according to ACTUALLY
Among the losing stocks we have Micron Technolog (-7.99% to $379.68), Sandisk (-8.66% to $565.44) and Caterpillar (-3.95% to $722.58)
Micron falls despite sending samples to customers 256GB SOCAMM2 moduleswhich the company describes as the LPDRAM module highest server capacity in the industry, according to Investing.
The modules use what Micron calls the industry’s first 32Gb LPDDR5X monolithic chip. The 256GB SOCAMM2 provides 2TB of LPDRAM per 8-channel server CPU, representing a one-third increase in capacity compared to previous 192GB SOCAMM2 modules.
According to the press release, the modules consume one-third the power of RDIMMs equivalents while occupying a third of the physical footprint. Micron said the modules are designed for AI data centers and high-performance computing applications.
Sandisk falls due to a general decline in the chip manufacturing sector, according to MarketWatch.
«The strong sales in Asia in these sectors focused on memory market winners like Samsung and Hynix are something to watch in terms of the impact on the US names that are very well controlled,» wrote the Mizuho trading desk analyst Jordan Kleinin a note to clients on Tuesday.
Caterpillar falls because some investment funds such as Columbia Select Large Cap Value Fund have recently reduced their positions, which could be adding additional bearish pressure according to Gurufocus.
Los Oil futures WTI they go up a +4.30% at $74.29 and the Brent +4.76% at $81.44.
He Oro falls a –3.74% to $5,112 per ounce and the Plata -6.93% to $82.69.
The pair EURUSD ca and a -0.62% a 1.1617.
Bitcoin falls a -2.01% at $68,030.
He US 10-year bond yield upload a +0.25% a 4.061 already 30 years +0.11% to 4,704.
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