More Stories

Informist, Tuesday, Jul. 14, 2026                                      Tel +91 (22) 6985-4000

---

Equity Alert: US indices close lower; US reinstates blockade on Iran 

 

MUMBAI--0653 IST--US equity indices ended lower Monday as rising tensions with Iran weighed on investor sentiment. US President Donald Trump's decision to reinstate a blockade on Iranian shipping through the Strait of Hormuz pushed global oil prices sharply higher. "We are reinstating THE IRANIAN BLOCKADE, so named because it is only stopping Iran's ships or customers from entering or leaving," Trump said in a post on Truth Social, CNBC reported.

 

The Nasdaq Composite fell 1.6%, the S&P 500 closed almost 1% lower, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended flat. American depository receipts of South Korea's SK Hynix fell 9.3% Monday, after it rose more than 12% Friday on its Nasdaq debut.

 

Investors now await economic updates and corporate earnings. US Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh is set to deliver his first semi-annual testimony before US Congress, where he will be questioned about the inflationary impact of the US-Iran war. Markets are also awaiting the Consumer Price Index, Producer Price Index, and retail sales data for June, which will offer insight into inflation trends in the US and how the consumer is spending amid rising fuel costs.

 

Major banks, including JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Citigroup, and Wells Fargo are scheduled to announce their quarterly results Tuesday. Analysts are expecting S&P 500 companies to report second-quarter earnings growth of around 24% compared with 19.2% in April.

 

Brent crude oil rose more than 9%, marking its biggest single-day gain in years, while US Treasury yields climbed as traders worried that higher oil prices could keep inflation elevated.

 

Following are the closing levels of major US indices Monday:

 

Index	Level	Change in %
Dow Jones Industrial Average	52498.64	(-)0.3
NASDAQ Composite	25873.18	(-)1.6
S&P 500	7515.34	(-)0.8

 

(Deesha Jadhav)

 

US$1 = INR 95.62

IST, or Indian Standard Time, is five-and-a-half hours ahead of GMT

 

Edited by Shubhayan Bhattacharya

 

All prices from National Stock Exchange, unless otherwise specified.

All percentage changes for share prices are rounded off to the nearest whole number; percentage changes for index values are rounded off to one decimal place.

All times are Indian Standard Time.

 

NSE: National Stock Exchange
NYSE: New York Stock Exchange
NYMEX: New York Mercantile Exchange
SEBI: Securities and Exchange Board of India
RBI: Reserve Bank of India

Internet links:
Securities and Exchange Board of India - http://www.sebi.gov.in
Bombay Stock Exchange - http://www.bseindia.com
National Stock Exchange of India - http://www.nseindia.com
Directory of Indian government websites - http://goidirectory.nic.in
Indian Ministry of Finance - http://www.finmin.nic.in
Reserve Bank of India - http://rbi.org.in
Controller General of Accounts, Government of India - http://www.cga.nic.in
Government's Press Information Bureau - http://www.pib.nic.in

 

For users of real-time market data terminals, Informist news is available exclusively on the NSE Cogencis WorkStation.

 

Cogencis news is now Informist news. This follows the acquisition of Cogencis Information Services Ltd. by NSE Data & Analytics Ltd., a 100% subsidiary of the National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. As a part of the transaction, the news department of Cogencis has been sold to Informist Media Pvt. Ltd.

 

Informist Media Tel +91 (22) 6985-4000

Send comments to feedback@informistmedia.com

 

© Informist Media Pvt. Ltd. 2026. All rights reserved.