US stock benchmarks declined on Friday as the raging conflict in the West Asia threatened to fuel inflation on rising energy costs.
Weak jobs data for February also dampened the investor sentiments.
At the opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 320.2 points, or 0.67%, to 47,634.55. The S&P 500 fell 61.7 points, or 0.90%, to 6,769.03, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 327.8 points, or 1.44%, to 22,421.172.
