Major US stock indexes finished trading mostly in the red, suffered from a fall in shares of Facebook (FB) and chip makers.

In addition, investors assessed the US data. As it became known, the price index for housing from S & P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices, the leading measure of housing prices in the US, for July 2018 showed that house prices continued to grow across the country in the last 12 months.

At the same time, the Conference Board consumer confidence index rose in September. The index is now 138.4 (1985 = 100), compared with 134.7 in August. The current situation index slightly increased from 172.8 to 173.1, and the index of expectations rose from 109.3 last month to 115.3 this month.

Crude oil prices jumped to a 4-year high due to the inevitable US sanctions on Iranian crude oil exports and the apparent reluctance of OPEC and Russia to increase production to compensate for the potential impact on the global supply.

Most of the components of DOW finished trading in the red (19 of 30). Outsider were shares of Intel Corporation (INTC, -2.21%). The leader of growth were shares of McDonald's Corporation (MCD, + 1.90%).

Most S & P sectors recorded a decline. The utilities sector showed the greatest decrease (-1.0%). The conglomerate sector grew most (+ 0.9%),

At closing:

Dow 26,492.21 -69.84 -0.26%

S & P 500 2,915.56 -3.81 -0.13%

Nasdaq 100 8,007.47 +14.22 +0.18%