[Iran Closes Communication Channels with the U.S., Oil Prices Rise, U.S. Stocks and Gold Fall] Jin10 Data, April 7 – After Iran closed communication channels with the U.S., spot gold dropped nearly $40, falling below $4610/oz. WTI crude oil rose $4 intraday, up 3.64%. The Nasdaq and S&P 500 indices both fell over 1% intraday.