#StockMarketCrash The FTSE 100 is sinking, raising fears of a fresh stock market crash. What are you doing about it? Here’s how our writer Royston Wild is preparing.Stocks had another wild session on Tuesday as concerns around a prolonged U.S.-Iran conflict rattled markets, though comments from President Donald Trump appeared to somewhat assuage those worries.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 403.51 points, or 0.83%, and ended at 48,501.27. The S&P 500 slipped 0.94% to close at 6,816.63, while the Nasdaq Composite shed 1.02% to settle at 22,516.69. At their lows of the day, the S&P 500 lost 2.5%, and the Nasdaq was down about 2.7%. The 30-stock Dow was down more than 1,200 points, or around 2.6%, at its nadir.Brent crude oil, the global benchmark, settled up 4.71%. That was a far cry from its high of the day and follows a 6% spike Monday. WTI crude also came off its high and settled up 4.68%. It also posted a 6% gain in the previous session. Both had been up more than 9%.

The day's initial jump in energy prices had boosted Treasury yields on fears higher prices may cause inflation to flare back up, just as U.S. investors are banking on more Federal Reserve rate cuts to boost the economy. However, yields later pared their advance along with oil prices.

Trade concerns had worsened after the Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander said the Strait of Hormuz — the world's most vital transit route for crude oil — is closed and that Iran would set ablaze ships attempting the route. Trump's warning that the conflict could continue for more than four weeks also exacerbated jitters. There were other signs of the conflict deepening as it entered its fourth day

The U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia's capital was hit by drones as Iran upped its attacks on the country. The State Department ordered evacuations of personnel from Bahrain, Iraq and Jordan.

Tehran-backed Hezbollah attacked Tel Aviv with missiles and drones.

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