US stock indices slipped on Monday on heightened investor anxiety over the Middle East conflict.
At the open, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 82.6 points, or 0.17%, to 49,416.66. The S&P 500 fell 1.7 points, or 0.02%, to 7,228.38, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 2.3 points, or 0.01%, to 25,112.18.
Crude oil prices climbed as Iran’s military warned that US forces would be attacked if they entered the Strait of Hormuz, after President Donald Trump said the United States would help guide ships through the waterway.
This week’s earnings calendar includes reports from Disney, Pfizer and McDonald’s.
The Labor Department will also release the April jobs report on Friday.
