Evening Market Recap - Monday, 4-May

Evening Market Recap - Monday, 4-May

From FactSet Evening Market Recap by Factset

May 4, 2026 · 6 min

About this episode

US equities experienced a decline on Monday, influenced by hawkish updates regarding the Iran conflict and positive factory order data.

US equities were lower in Monday trading, though ended off worst levels. Stocks started the week on the defensive amid the latest hawkish updates around the Iran conflict. In macro news, March factory orders rose 1.5% month over month, beating consensus for a 0.5% rise.

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Host: Factset

Topics covered

  • US equities
  • market recap
  • factory orders
  • Iran conflict
  • macro news

Keywords

  • US equities
  • market recap
  • factory orders
  • Iran conflict
  • macro news

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