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04 March 2026 09:40 (UTC +04:00)

The Dow Jones index in the U.S. market fell by 0.83% to 48,501.27 points. The S&P 500 index declined by 0.94% to 6,816.63 points, while the Nasdaq index dropped by 1.2% to 22,516.69 points, APA-Economics reports.

The decline was sharper in European markets. The UK’s FTSE 100 index fell by 2.75% to 10,484.13 points. Germany’s DAX index dropped by 3.44% to 23,790.65 points, while France’s CAC 40 index decreased by 3.46% to 8,103.84 points.

A decline was also recorded in the Asia-Pacific region’s major indices. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index fell by 4.09% to 53,979.20 points. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index dropped by 2.78% to 25,051.06 points, while China’s CSI 300 index decreased by 1.61% to 4,581.06 points.

According to analysts, the intensification of sell-offs in European and Asian markets is linked to rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, uncertainty in energy markets, and investors shifting from riskier assets to safer instruments. In the U.S. market, continued buying in the technology sector provided limited support for some indices.