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US Stock Market LIVE Updates: US stock futures slipped on Friday, March 27, while oil prices climbed on Day 28 of the West Asia war.Wall Street opened on the back foot, with investors refusing to buy into a temporary pause in geopolitical tensions.The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 418 points (0.91%) to 45,542.08 at the opening bell. The S&P 500 declined 0.72% to 6,430.50, while the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.86% to 21,223.88, extending Thursday’s sharp selloff that pushed the tech-heavy index into correction territory.The trigger remains a simmering West Asia conflict that markets can’t price in with any certainty. US President Donald Trump may have delayed potential strikes on Iran’s energy infrastructure by 10 days, but the move has done little to calm nerves. If anything, it has prolonged the uncertainty.Reports suggest the Pentagon is weighing the deployment of up to 10,000 additional troops in the region, even as Washington signals openness to negotiations.Trump has now given Iran until April 6 to comply with US demands or face potential attacks on its power assets, a ticking clock that markets are closely watching.

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The UK’s main stock indexes are headed for a fourth straight weekly loss, as investor caution deepened over the ongoing West Asia conflict and fears of rising inflation.

US President Donald Trump extended his deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face potential strikes on its energy facilities, after Tehran rejected Washington’s 15-point proposal to end the war.

At 1125 GMT on Friday, the blue-chip FTSE 100 index slipped 0.7%, while the midcap FTSE 250 fell 1.2%. Both indexes are also set for significant monthly losses, highlighting sustained pressure on UK equities amid global uncertainty.

The US 10-year Treasury yield rose to 4.46% on Friday, marking its highest level since July, as bond markets remained on edge despite US President Donald Trump delaying potential strikes on Iran’s infrastructure.

The spike suggests investors are not fully convinced that the pause in escalation will ease geopolitical risks or cool rising oil prices.Wall Street opened Friday on the back foot, with investors refusing to buy into a temporary pause in geopolitical tensions.The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 418 points (0.91%) to 45,542.08 at the opening bell. The S&P 500 declined 0.72% to 6,430.50, while the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.86% to 21,223.88, extending Thursday’s sharp selloff that pushed the tech-heavy index into correction territory.The trigger remains a simmering West Asia conflict that markets can’t price in with any certainty. US President Donald Trump may have delayed potential strikes on Iran’s energy infrastructure by 10 days, but the move has done little to calm nerves. If anything, it has prolonged the uncertainty.

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Citi has downgraded its equity stance to neutral, citing the oil-led market turmoil and fading hopes of meaningful resolution to end the war.

“We had already cut our equity risk in half in week two of the US-Iran war, bringing our US small cap overweight back to zero,” strategists at the bank wrote.

Welcome back to tracking the US market on Day 28 of the war in West Asia, triggered by the US and Israeli attacks on Iran.

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