U.S. stocks drop as oil prices rise above $96 a barrel

New Yourk, Sept. 9 (Petra) — Wall Street’s main indices closed lower
on Wednesday, pressured by surging crude oil prices amid geopolitical
tensions.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 405 points, or 0.77%, to finish
at 52,380.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite dropped 168 points, or 0.64%, to end
at 26,253.

The S&P 500 index slipped approximately 37 points, or 0.48%, closing
at 7,636.

Meanwhile, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil rose by more than
$3 to settle at $96.63 per barrel.

//Petra// AF