Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates: US stocks finished lower on Thursday ahead of Friday’s monthly U.S. payrolls report and as investors kept a watchful eye on the growing conflict in the Middle East. Data on Thursday showed that the number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits rose marginally last week, while Hurricane Helene and strikes at ports could distort the labor market picture in the near term. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 184.93 points, or 0.44%, to 42,011.59, the S&P 500 lost 9.58 points, or 0.17%, to 5,699.96 and the Nasdaq Composite eased 6.65 points, or 0.04%, to 17,918.48.