{"id":77559,"date":"2026-08-24T12:20:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T12:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2026\/08\/24\/wall-street-poised-to-open-lower-as-trump-to-impose-additional-sanctions-on-iran\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T12:20:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T12:20:07","slug":"wall-street-poised-to-open-lower-as-trump-to-impose-additional-sanctions-on-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2026\/08\/24\/wall-street-poised-to-open-lower-as-trump-to-impose-additional-sanctions-on-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"Wall Street Poised To Open Lower As Trump To Impose Additional Sanctions On Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><\/div><p> \n<\/p>\n<div id=\"ctl00_CPI_dvBody\">\n<p> President Trump is said to be planning to impose more sanctions on Iran. Investors are closely monitoring the geopolitical situation in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>In the Asian trading session, oil prices were sharply lower. Brent crude futures tumbled 1.8 percent to $92.72 a barrel.<\/p>\n<p>Gold extended gains. Spot gold was up 0.7 percent at $4,637 an ounce.<\/p>\n<p>Initial signs from the U.S. Futures Index suggest that Wall Street might open lower. <\/p>\n<p>As of 7.55 am ET, the Dow futures were declining 61.00 points, the S&amp;P 500 futures were sliding 12.50 points and the Nasdaq 100 futures were down 157.75 points.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. major averages all ended Friday in positive territory. The Dow jumped 517.80 points or 1 percent to 53,277.01, the Nasdaq climbed 113.29 points or 0.4 percent to 26,180.45 and the S&amp;P 500 rose 33.21 points or 0.4 percent at 7,674.37.<\/p>\n<p>On the economic front, the Chicago Fed National Activity Index for July will be issued at 8.30 am ET. In the prior month, the Index was down 0.02.<\/p>\n<p>Six-month and 3-month Treasury bill auction will be held at 11.30 am ET. <\/p>\n<p>Asian stocks ended Monday&#8217;s session mostly lower. China&#8217;s Shanghai Composite index ended down 0.59 percent at 3,882.01. Hong Kong&#8217;s Hang Seng index fell 1.89 percent to 25,517.33.<\/p>\n<p>Japanese <span class=\"landLinks\">markets<\/span> fell notably. The Nikkei average dipped 0.74 percent to 65,528.09, while the broader Topix index settled 0.15 percent higher at 4,073.29.<\/p>\n<p>Australian markets ended higher. The benchmark S&amp;P\/ASX 200 edged up 0.49 percent to 9,103.10. The broader All Ordinaries index closed 0.51 percent higher at 9,316.70. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Business News<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n        window.fbAsyncInit = function () {\n            FB.init({\n                status: true,\n                cookie: true,\n                xfbml: true\n            });\n        };\n        (function (d) {\n            var js, id = 'facebook-jssdk'; if (d.getElementById(id)) { return; }\n            js = d.createElement('script'); js.id = id; js.async = true;\n            js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js\";\n            d.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(js);\n        }(document));\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<br \/>Wall Street Poised To Open Lower As Trump To Impose Additional Sanctions On Iran<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>2026-08-24 12:20:07<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Trump is said to be planning to impose more sanctions on Iran. Investors are closely monitoring the geopolitical situation in the Middle East. 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