Major Indexes Suffer Steep Losses As Middle East Boosts Oil
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is off 472 points, pacing for its worst day since May 21, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) drops triple digits as well. The S&P 500 Index (SPX) also sits firmly in the red, as investor focus remains on Iran and Israel, after the latter struck a nuclear plant in the former early this morning.
Safe-haven assets and crude prices are barreling higher in response, with gold futures at two-month highs and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) July-dated oil up more than 8%. Meanwhile, the University of Michigan's sentiment survey showed consumers were notably less concerned about the economy in May, with a better-than-expected reading of 60.5.
Adobe Inc (Nasdaq: ADBE) is popular in the options pits today, with 56,000 calls and 55,000 puts across the tape so far. This represents 9 times the average daily options volume, with the weekly 6/13 380-strike put the most popular. ADBE reported a fiscal second-quarter earnings beat, but investors were unimpressed by its raised outlook. ADBE is now 12% lower for 2025.
Retail giant RH Inc (NYSE: RH) is one of the best performers on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) today, last seen up 12.8% at $198.30 after posting a surprise first quarter profit. Today's pop has the shares back above the 50-day moving average and eyeing their best daily performance since mid May. In 2025 RH has shed 50%.
Tech name Fastly Inc (NYSE: FSLY) is one of the worst performers on the NYSE today, down 9% to trade at $7.10, at last check, days after the equity posted a narrower-than-expected first-quarter loss. The shares are adding to their already 24.7% deficit for 2025, pacing toward their worst day since early April.
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