The S&P 500 is set for a small gain for the month, despite a slide in some of the tech stocks that led the index to repeated new highs.

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s re-election victory prompted a sharp reversal in financial markets that had expected his opponent to win.

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Investors have grown increasingly concerned that the war in Iran could escalate again, putting energy supplies at greater risk.

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