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Stocks seesawed in volatile trading Monday after the United States entered. In addition, Israel’s war against Iran over the weekend by striking three nuclear sites. Consequently, Oil prices were lower after a brief spike.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 182 points, or 0.5%. In addition, The S&P 500 gained 0.6%, while the Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.6%.

U.S. stock market today: live updates Moreover, oil fell 4% on Monday after a brief spike overnight to highs not seen since January. Therefore, Earlier on Monday. President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post that “everyone” should keep oil prices low, and doing otherwise “play into the hands of the enemy.”

Crude fell to its lows of the day after Iran responded to the U.S. attacks. Iran t attacked a U.S. military base in Qatar, Tehran’s armed forced said, following reports of multiple explosions over capital city Doha. Oil initially popped after the reports, and equities fell, before both asset classes reversed course.

“Markets only care about oil supply shocks. so as long as they stay at bay, we’ll see markets sharply higher,” said Jamie Cox, managing director at Harris Financial Group. “Regardless of whether the President oversold the effectiveness of the strikes. not, the stock market today: live updates nuclear program in Iran was set back decades.”

The U.S. launched attacks Saturday at Iranian sites in Fordo. Isfahan and Natanz, surprising investors who were expecting more diplomacy to possibly take place after Trump said Friday that he would make a decision to attack Iran “within the next two weeks.”

Trump said in a Saturday evening speech from the White House after the attacks that “there will be either peace. or there will be tragedy for Iran far greater than we have witnessed over the last eight days.” Iran could target U.S. personnel in nearby bases or close the Strait of Hormuz, which would majorly disrupt global oil flows.

In a Sunday interview, with Fox News, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called for the Chinese government to step in. prevent Iran from closing the key trade route. China remains Iran’s most important oil customer.

“While Iran has flirted with closing the Strait of Hormuz. stock market today: live updates investors aren’t terribly panicked about an oil market calamity, an equanimous view that’s appropriate at this point,” wrote Adam Crisafulli of Vital Knowledge in a Monday note. “Geopolitical risks are undoubtedly elevated in the Middle East right now. but our view remains that the extreme asymmetry of the conflict (with Iran’s military capabilities, and those of its proxy partners, significantly degraded), coupled with Tehran’s relative isolation (with few, if any, allies willing to come to its assistance) and ample global oil supplies, will help keep the fallout contained.”