US NewsGold, silver, natural gas, and the U.S. dollar also rallied in the aftermath of the joint U.S.–Israel attack on Iran.U.S. stocks fell and crude oil prices surged at the March 2 opening bell as investors reacted to the joint U.S.–Israel strikes on Iran, concerned over instability in the Middle East.The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by more than 500 points, or about 1.1 percent. The tech-driven Nasdaq Composite Index dropped by nearly 400 points, or 1.4 percent. The broader S&P 500 fell by 1.2 percent.
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