U.S. President Donald Trump hinted that he has no intention of extending the ceasefire with Iran, causing all three major U.S. stock indexes to end lower on August 17 (local time).



On this day at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 0.51% from the previous trading day. The S&P 500 Index, which focuses mainly on large-cap stocks, fell by 0.52%, while the technology-heavy Nasdaq Index dropped 0.32% at the close.


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