Wall Street's main indexes took a beating on Tuesday as reports of escalating tensions in the Middle East made investors sell riskier assets, with the benchmark S&P 500 hitting its lowest in over a week.

S&P 500 Futures: 5,762.00 ⬇️ down 0.90% S&P 500: 5,708.75 ⬇️ down 0.93% Nasdaq Composite: 17,910.36 ⬇️ down 1.53% Dow Jones Industrial Average: 42,156.97 ⬇️ down 0.41% STOXX Europe 600: 520.88 ⬇️ down 0.38% Nikkei 225: 38,651.97 ⬆️ up 1.93% Bitcoin: $62,041.40 ⬇️ down 1.85%

Wall Street's main indexes slid on Tuesday as investors turned risk-averse following reports of geopolitical tensions escalating in the Middle East, while also assessing data that pointed to a stable

Escalating tensions in the Middle East have dampened investor confidence and raised concerns about how riskier assets, including the highly valued U.S. stock market, might respond if the situation worsens.