Wall Street closes in green after Iran rejects the US plan to end the war
Wall Street closed this Wednesday in green and the Dow Jones Industrial Average, its main indicator, rose 0.66%, after it was announced that Iran has rejected the plan proposed by US President Donald Trump to end the war.
At the close of the New York stock market, the Dow Jones stood at 46,429 points; the selective S&P 500 advanced 0.54%, to 6,591 points; and the technological Nasdaq gained 0.77%, up to 21,929 units.
The White House assured this Wednesday that talks with Iran remain “productive” despite Tehran’s rejection of President Donald Trump’s plan to end the conflict.
“They have not stopped. The conversations continue. They are productive, as the president (Trump) said on Monday, and they continue to be,” explained White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt at a press conference, when asked about the status of the dialogue after the announcement of the Islamic republic.
As reported yesterday by The New York Times, the peace plan was channeled through Pakistan and includes general lines related to the nuclear program and the development of Iranian ballistic missiles.
However, Iranian media have said that the Persian nation rejected the plan as “excessive” and that it has responded to Washington with its own conditions.
On the other hand, Iran’s mission to the UN stated yesterday in its X profile that “non-hostile” ships that do not participate in or support attacks on Iran can transit through the enclave safely.
The price of Texas intermediate oil (WTI) fell 2.2% today to $90.32 a barrel. At the corporate level, today the rise of technology companies stood out with Nvidia rising 2%, AMD 7% and Intel another 7%.
By sector, the gains were led by raw materials (1.97%) and non-essential goods (1.18%). Elsewhere, gold rose 3% to $4.539 an ounce, and silver added 4% to $72.35.
