Cierre de Wall Street: instalaciones industriales clave de Irán atacadas, el Nasdaq cae más del 2% por segundo día consecutivo

Financial Associated Press, March 28 (Editor: Shi Zhengcheng) An attack on two large steel mills and supporting power facilities in Iran, as well as a “yellow cake” factory, has triggered a new round of selling amid the increasingly bleak prospects for a rapid ceasefire. The S&P 500 index started at 6600 points within a week and has consecutively lost support at the 6500 and 6400 points. Following the Nasdaq’s entry into a technical adjustment zone yesterday, the Dow Jones also fell into the adjustment zone on Friday.

At the close, the S&P 500 index fell by 1.67%, closing at 6368.85 points; the Nasdaq Composite index dropped by 2.15%, closing at 20948.36 points; the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 1.73%, closing at 45166.64 points.

(S&P 500 Index Daily Chart, Source: TradingView)
Thus, all three major U.S. stock indices recorded a five-week decline. Among them, the Nasdaq fell 3.23% this week, the S&P 500 index dropped 2.12%, and the Dow fell 0.90%.

Meanwhile, WTI crude oil futures for May delivery closed up $5.16 on Friday, at $99.64 per barrel, an increase of 5.46%; Brent crude oil futures for May delivery rose by $4.56, closing at $112.57 per barrel, an increase of 4.22%.

For these two benchmark crude oil prices, both reached the highest closing prices since July 2022.

From the market performance, it is not difficult to see that the Middle East once again experienced a day filled with warfare yesterday.

According to comprehensive reports from CCTV News and other media, Iran disclosed on Friday that two large steel mills, Mobarakeh Steel and Khuzestan Steel Company, were attacked. A power substation and an alloy steel production line at Mobarakeh Steel were hit, while a warehouse at Khuzestan Steel Company was struck.

Subsequently, the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization announced that the “yellow cake” production facility located in Ardakan, Yazd Province, Iran, was also attacked. Preliminary investigations indicate that no radioactive materials leaked outside the complex during this incident.

As a retaliatory measure, Iran plans to list six steel mills in Israel and relevant industrial facilities in five regional countries as new targets for retaliation, warning that “industrial enterprises and heavy industry personnel associated with the U.S. and Israel in the region should immediately leave their workplaces to avoid endangering their lives.”

At the same time, U.S. Secretary of State Rubio, attending the G7 Foreign Ministers’ meeting in France, also publicly stated on Friday that military actions against Iran are expected to “end at an appropriate time,” emphasizing that this refers to “weeks, not months.” According to media reports, Rubio told other foreign ministers at the meeting that the war would continue for “two to four weeks.”

(Local time, March 27, 2026, Le Bourget, France, U.S. Secretary of State Rubio speaks to the media after attending the G7 Foreign Ministers’ meeting with partner countries at Bourget Airport)
The key point here is that this is the first time since the outbreak of war on February 28 that a senior U.S. official has hinted that the duration of the war will exceed the “four to six weeks” previously mentioned by Trump.

In the early hours of Saturday Beijing time, Iranian Foreign Minister Amirabdollahian confirmed on social media that Israel had attacked Iran’s two largest steel mills, a power plant, and civilian nuclear facilities, stating that according to Israeli sources, the actions were coordinated with the U.S.

Amirabdollahian also stated that the attack contradicts U.S. President Trump’s earlier claim of a “pause in strikes on Iranian energy facilities” and reiterated Iran’s firm stance on maintaining national security and interests.

The situation in the trading scene also shows that traders are increasingly reducing their trading judgments based on certain verbal statements and are shifting their focus to more tangible signals such as satellite imagery and troop movements.

Charlie McNamara, head of commodity trading at Bank of America, stated: “As real situations gradually replace the influence of headlines, we are starting to see a slow but steady upward trend in oil prices.”

Performance of Popular Stocks

By market capitalization, at the close, Nvidia fell by 2.17%, Apple fell by 1.62%, Google-A fell by 2.34%, Microsoft fell by 2.51%, Amazon fell by 3.95%, TSMC rose by 0.19%, Broadcom fell by 2.82%, Tesla fell by 2.76%, Meta fell by 3.99%, Berkshire Hathaway-A fell by 1.24%.

Although the “seven giants” have all performed poorly in the past six months, Microsoft’s situation is particularly striking. After falling for four consecutive days, it has retreated nearly 34% from its historical high in October last year.

Driven by the rise in gold, silver, and crude oil prices, related resource companies rose against the trend. Newman Mining rose by 2.76%, Barrick Gold rose by 2.96%, Pan American Silver rose by 4.13%, and First Majestic Silver rose by 7.04%. The two major U.S. oil giants, ExxonMobil and Chevron, both reached historic highs.

Chinese concept stocks continued to be dragged down by the market, with the Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index falling 1.9% on Friday.

At the close, Alibaba fell by 2.17%, Pinduoduo fell by 0.81%, NetEase fell by 0.62%, JD.com fell by 1.64%, Baidu fell by 1.63%, and Trip.com fell by 3.44%.

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