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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 03, 2023
Futures slump after US kills top Iranian commander

Global Economy

Reuters
03 January, 2020, 07:30 pm
Last modified: 03 January, 2020, 07:36 pm

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Futures slump after US kills top Iranian commander

The flaring tensions sent prices of perceived safe-haven assets soaring, while threatening to derail a recent rally in stocks

Reuters
03 January, 2020, 07:30 pm
Last modified: 03 January, 2020, 07:36 pm
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, January 2, 2020. REUTERS/Bryan R Smith
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, January 2, 2020. REUTERS/Bryan R Smith

US stock index futures shed about 1 percent on Friday after a US air strike in Iraq killed a top Iranian commander, sharply escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and denting risk appetite.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed harsh revenge after Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran's elite Quds Force, was killed in the air strike in Baghdad that was authorized by President Donald Trump.

The flaring tensions sent prices of perceived safe-haven assets soaring, while threatening to derail a recent rally in stocks.

Optimism over an initial trade deal between US and China and an improving global outlook in recent weeks have encouraged risk-on sentiment, helping extend Wall Street's longest bull run on record.

The three main indexes .SPX .DJI .IXIC closed at record highs on Thursday as fresh steps by China's central bank to boost its economy added to investor optimism over trade.

At 7:18am ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 279 points, or 0.97 percent. S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 35.75 points, or 1.1 percent and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 110.5 points, or 1.24 percent.

Tracking higher oil prices, shares of oil majors Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) and Chevron Corp (CVX.N) rose 1.3 percent and 1.2 percent, respectively, in premarket trading.

Marathon Oil Corp (MRO.N), Occidental Petroleum Corp (OXY.N) and Schlumberger (SLB.N) were some of the top gainers among S&P 500-listed stocks, rising about 1.7 percent and 3.3 percent.

American Airlines Group Inc (AAL.O) and Southwest Airlines Co (LUV.N) fell 0.8 percent and 1.3 percent on prospects of higher costs.

Gold prices rose 1 percent, driving gains in miners such as Newmont Goldcorp (NEM.N).

Shares of interest-rate sensitive banks also tumbled, with Bank of America Corp (BAC.N) and Citigroup Inc (C.N) down between 1.9 percent and 2.3 percent as investors fleeing to the safety of US Treasury pressured yields.

Drugmaker Incyte Corp (INCY.O) slumped 11.6 percent after a late-stage clinical trial of its experimental drug for treating an acute form of transplant rejection failed.

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