U.S. 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,
-0.38%
were down about 130 points at midnight Eastern, while S&P 500 futures
ES00,
-0.53%
and Nasdaq-100 futures
NQ00,
-0.77%
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,
+1.42%
was last at about $95 a barrel, while April Brent crude
BRNJ22,
+1.92%,
the global benchmark, was at $101 a barrel.
Gold prices
GC00,
-0.45%
slipped, last trading at about $1,913 an ounce, while cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin
BTCUSD,
+0.44%
and ethereum
ETHUSD,
-0.56%
were fairly stable.
Earlier in the day, the Dow
DJIA,
+0.28%
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,
+1.50%
climbed 63.2 points, or 1.5%, finishing at 4,288.70, but in correction territory, while the Nasdaq Composite
COMP,
+3.34%
rose 436.1 points, or 3.3%, ending at 13,473.59, but bouncing off a session low at 12,587.88.
