US stock futures fall amid Ukraine invasion jitters, despite late rally on Wall Street
US stock-index futures fell in volatile trading Thursday night, following a late rally that sent stocks closing higher during the regular trading session despite market jitters caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Dow Jones Industrial Average futures YM00,
were down about 130 points at midnight Eastern, while S&P 500 futures ES00,
and Nasdaq-1[ads1]00 futures NQ00,
also declined.
For more: Complete MarketWatch coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Crude prices continued to rise after rising above $ 100 a barrel during intraday trading for the first time since 2014. West Texas Intermediate crude for April delivery CLV22,
was last at about $ 95 a barrel, while April Brent crude BRNJ22,
the global benchmark, was at $ 101 a barrel.
Gold prices GC00,
slipped, last trading at about $ 1,913 an ounce, while cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin BTCUSD,
and ethereum ETHUSD,
were fairly stable.
Earlier in the day, the Dow DJIA,
snapped a five-session losing streak, closing up 92.07 points, or 0.3%, at 33,223.83, after falling as far as 2.6% in morning trading. The S&P 500 SPX,
climbed 63.2 points, or 1.5%, finishing at 4,288.70, but in correction territory, while the Nasdaq Composite COMP,
rose 436.1 points, or 3.3%, ending at 13,473.59, but bouncing off a session low at 12,587.88.
Read: Nasdaq Composite turns a 3.5% loss into 3.3% gain as stock market stages epic turnaround after Russia invaded Ukraine. Here are 3 reasons for the rebound.
