Key Highlights
- U. S. stocks ended close to flat after a volatile trading session.
- Coordinated air strikes by U. S. and Israel on Iran killed Tehran's Supreme Leader.
- Airline and cruise stocks were negatively impacted, while defense stocks rose.
- The Dow increased by 0.10%, S&P 500 by 0.27%, and Nasdaq by 0.52%.
- BlackRock-led consortium is acquiring AES Corp for $33.4 billion.
