New Yourk, Sept. 9 (Petra) -- Wall Street's main indices closed lower on Wednesday, pressured by surging crude oil prices amid geopolitical tensions.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 405 points, or 0.77%, to finish at 52,380.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite dropped 168 points, or 0.64%, to end at 26,253.

The S&P 500 index slipped approximately 37 points, or 0.48%, closing at 7,636.

Meanwhile, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil rose by more than $3 to settle at $96.63 per barrel.

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