Dow Jones, S&P 500, Nasdaq: Wall Street öffnet im Minus – Zinserhöhung wohl wahrscheinlicher

Wall Street continued its losing streak on Thursday, with no end in sight to the trend. The August producer price data weighed on Wall Street sentiment. The Dow Jones industrial average slipped about 0.4% to 52,192 points. The broader S&P 500 index fell roughly 0.5% to 7,598 points. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.8% to 26,055.

The Nasdaq 100, representing the top 100 non-financial companies by market capitalization, was slightly down by around 1% at 29,136 points. Oil prices climbed despite calm on the Persian Gulf. Brent crude oil for November delivery briefly surpassed the 105-dollar-per-barrel mark. The trigger came when an Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander claimed Tehran was ready for "bolt attacks" to defend the country.

This marked the highest annual price for Brent oil at 126 dollars. The U.S. WTI sort for October delivery also rose by more than four percent and briefly exceeded 100 dollars per barrel for the first time since May. Analyst Daniel Hynes of ANZ Bank said, "Mutual attacks suggest that Persian Gulf oil supplies will be affected for the foreseeable future."