NY crude oil market futures rise to the $85 level; Dow Jones Industrial Average temporarily falls sharply. In the New York stock market, concerns about inflation spread, and the Dow Jonesindustrial Average at one point fell by more than 500 points.
On the 2nd, international crude oil futures prices dropped for the first time in about five months since late October last year due to concerns about the tense situation in the Middle East. This is the second day in a row that the DowJones Industrial Average has fallen.