Dow futures on Friday, March 27, fell 160 points (0.3%) while S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.4% and 0.6%, respectively.
US Stock Market LIVE Updates: US stock futures slipped on Friday, March 27, while oil prices climbed on Day 28 of the West Asia war.
Wall Street opened on the back foot, with investors refusing to buy into a temporary pause in geopolitical tensions.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 418 points (0.91%) to 45,542.08 at the opening bell. The S&P 500 declined 0.72% to 6,430.50, while the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.86% to 21,223.88, extending Thursday’s sharp selloff that pushed the tech-heavy index into correction territory.
The trigger remains a simmering West Asia conflict that markets can’t price in with any certainty. US President Donald Trump may have delayed potential strikes on Iran’s energy infrastructure by 10 days, but the move has done little to calm nerves. If anything, it has prolonged the uncertainty.
Reports suggest the Pentagon is weighing the deployment of up to 10,000 additional troops in the region, even as Washington signals openness to negotiations.
Trump has now given Iran until April 6 to comply with US demands or face potential attacks on its power assets, a ticking clock that markets are closely watching.
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