US Stock Indices Decline as Uncertainty Grows; Taiwan Futures Down by 93 Points
As tensions rise between Israel and Iran, President Trump has called for the unconditional surrender of Iran, which, alongside investors digesting weak retail data, has led all major US indices to close lower. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 299.29 points, a decrease of 0.7%, closing at 42,215.8 points; the Nasdaq dropped by 0.91%, the S&P 500 slipped by 0.84%, and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index fell by 0.83%. Furthermore, Taiwan's futures market closed down 93 points, a decline of 0.42%, finishing at 22,070 points.
