Dow Jones Industrial Average slides as Iran war, hawkish Fed drive fourth losing week

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) tumbled around 257 points, or 0.6%, on Friday as all three major US indices tracked toward a fourth consecutive losing week. The S&P 500 fell 0.8%, while the Nasdaq Composite underperformed with a decline of 1.2%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) tumbled around 257 points, or 0.6%, on Friday as all… The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) tumbled around 257 points, or 0.6%, on Friday as all three major US indices tracked toward a fourth consecutive losing week. The S&P 500 fell 0.8%, while the Nasdaq Composite underperformed with a decline of 1.2%. The Dow drops roughly 1.5% for the week, its fourth straight losing week, as the Iran conflict and quadruple witching amplify selling pressure.The Federal Reserve's hawkish hold and revised dot plot showing only one rate cut for 2026 rattled markets midweek.Gold and Silver suffered their sharpest weekly declines in years as rising Treasury yields and a firmer US Dollar crushed leveraged positions.FedEx surged in premarket trade after smashing third-quarter earnings… For traders, releases like this can quickly shift rate expectations, currency direction, index futures and broad risk sentiment. Watch the next move in the dollar, front-end yields and index futures to see whether the market prices this release as a true surprise or only a passing headline.