US stocks: US market ends mixed as investors focus on tech earnings

US markets ended mixed with the S&P 500 nearly flat at 7,413.43, Nasdaq down 0.16 percent at 24,934.61, and Dow Jones rising 0.49 percent to 52,202.83. Brent crude prices slid 8 percent to about 89 dollars a barrel after Washington suspended air strikes against Iran, while the PHLX chip index extended its selloff, falling around 20 percent from its June record high. Investors are awaiting quarterly results from Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and Apple this week, along with the Fed monetary policy decision on Wednesday where traders see a 62 percent chance of rates being left unchanged.