US close: Stocks lower amid Middle East tensions
At the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.65% at 37,735.11, while the S&P 500 lost 1.20% to 5,061.82 and the Nasdaq Composite saw out the session 1.79% weaker at 15,885.02. The Dow closed 248.13 points lower on Monday, extending losses …