US stocks fell, sending investors retreating to traditional safe haven investments like gold, which rose about 1.4% to $3,433 per troy ounce.

The conflict between Israel and Iran appeared to be spreading on Saturday to Iran’s energy infrastructure, raising fears about energy supplies from the Middle East.

The days-old conflict is the most intense fighting in decades between the two heavily armed countries, and it has stirred anxiety over the prospect of an increasingly deadly conflict that could draw ...