Markets Fall as U.S. and Iran Trade Strikes. Stock Futures Drop.

Stocks looked set to drop on Thursday as investors fretted about the status of the fragile cease-fire between the U.S. and Iran. S&P 500 futures declined 0.1% and contracts tied to the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 fell 0.4%. American forces shot down Iranian drones and hit a drone-control station near Bandar Abbas, according to The Wall Street Journal, citing U.S. officials.