US Stocks Close: Nasdaq Falls for Second Day, SOX Rises 0.87%; Memory Stocks Buck Trend as SK Hynix Rises 4.7%, SpaceX Drops About 4%
Dashed investor expectations for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz deepened market concerns over whether the U.S. and Iran can reach a resolution to their conflict; meanwhile, with U.S. July CPI data set for release tomorrow, cautious sentiment dominated market trading. The three major U.S. stock indices closed lower across the board, while memory stocks bucked the trend to move higher. At the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.34% to 53,791.85; the Nasdaq Composite Index fell 0.60% to 26,445.45; and the S&P 500 Index dropped 0.32% to 7,728.20.