Markets Fall After Trump Slams Iran Peace Proposal. Stock Futures Slip, Oil Soars.

Stocks looked set to slide on Monday after President Donald Trump blasted Iran’s response to a U.S. peace proposal, which drove up oil prices and made investors feel a little more on edge about the conflict in the Middle East. The Dow has missed out because the blue-chip index is weighted heavily toward banks and industrials and relatively light on tech, meaning it hasn’t benefited as much from a relentless rally in chip stocks. Investors were trimming their exposure to stocks after Trump slammed the response from Iran's negotiators to the latest U.S. proposal to end the war.