U.S. Stock Futures Plunge As Investors Weigh Impact of Latest Russia Sanctions

Dow Jones2022-02-28

Dow futures plunge about 400 points, crude again approaches $100 a barrel

U.S. stock-index futures tumbled late Sunday after President Vladimir Putin raised Russia's nuclear alert level following stinging new sanctions over the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Dow Jones Industrial Average futures plunged more than 500 points immediately after trading began late Sunday, but recovered somewhat and were last down around 400 points, while S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq-100 futures fell even more sharply.

Chaos is expected in Russian markets when they open Monday, after the U.S. and its allies on Saturday vowed to remove major Russian banks from the SWIFT interbank messaging network, effectively cutting them off from the global financial network. Some experts speculated about runs on Russian banks as the value of the ruble sinks against the U.S. dollar .

Tensions between Russia and the West ratcheted even higher Sunday after put Russia's nuclear forces on red alert in response to what he called "aggressive statements" by NATO. Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces continued to put up stuff resistance to Russian invaders, and Ukraine agreed to meet with Russia in Belarus for talks, though hopes for a quick resolution to the conflict appear slim.

Wall Street ended sharply higher Friday, on hopes of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine -- though such hopes appear dimmer after the weekend. The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 834.92 points, or 2.5%, to close at 34,058.75, with the blue-chip gauge notching its best daily gain since early November 2020. The S&P 500 rose 95.95 points, or 2.2%, to end at 4,384.65. The Nasdaq Composite Index added 221.04 points, or 1.6%, to finish at 13,694.62.

For the week, the Dow dipped by less than 0.1% while the S&P 500 rose 0.8% and Nasdaq Composite climbed 1.1%. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq benchmarks wiped out losses from earlier in the week.

Oil prices continued to rise Sunday, with West Texas Intermediate crude and Brent crude , the global benchmark, again edging toward $100 a barrel.

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Comments

  • Remotecam
    2022-02-28
    Remotecam
    $E-mini Nasdaq 100 - main 2203(NQmain)$moving up gradually.  Hopefully will  back positive at Opening bell.  Doesn't mean an upwards trend it the $NASDAQ(.IXIC)$but it doesn't hurt to be positive.
  • skyel
    2022-02-28
    skyel
    Kick Russia from SWIFT would have a significant impact on its banking system 
  • BerryNat
    2022-02-28
    BerryNat
    Wah what's gonna happen when market opens later?
  • TSY123
    2022-02-28
    TSY123
    Okay 
  • TinPLJ
    2022-02-28
    TinPLJ
    Choppy
  • Rocky1985
    2022-02-28
    Rocky1985
    Gg
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