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The Nasdaq 100 Index provisionally closed down 0.3%. Among the constituents, Intel provisionally closed down 4.3%, nuclear power stock CEG fell 3.1%, Meta fell 2.7%, Netflix fell 2.5%, Tesla fell 2%, while Arm Holdings rose 4.9%, Marvell Technology/MemVerge rose 5.9%, and Atlassian rose 6.6%. 3M provisionally closed down 2%, leading losses among Dow Jones constituent stocks along with Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson, Honeywell, and Merck. Apple, Cisco, Goldman Sachs, and JPMorgan all rose at least about 1%, leading the pack with Salesforce.

On the 20th, international oil prices showed a significant upward trend. By the close of trading that day, the price of May delivery light crude oil futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange surged by $5.76, finally settling at $89.61 per barrel, marking an increase of 6.87%. The price of June delivery Brent crude futures on the London market also rose by $5.10, closing at $95.48 per barrel, with a gain of 5.64%.

The report states that since the US military imposed a blockade on ships entering and leaving Iranian ports on the 13th, among the vessels that have broken through the blockade are 11 oil tankers carrying Iranian goods. Since the US military expanded the scope of the blockade on Iranian shipping materials last week, more than 10 ships have successfully passed through the blockade area. Additionally, a bulk carrier owned by a Greek shipowner departed from an Iranian port on the 15th and crossed the blockade line on the 19th. Expand