Dow jumps more than 400 points after Russia says it's withdrawing some troops
Wall Street's Russia-Ukraine fears eased Tuesday morning after Russia announced it is withdrawing some troops following the completion of recent drills near Ukraine.
The Dow (INDU) jumped 422 points, or 1.2%. The S&P 500 (SPX) surged 1.5% and the Nasdaq (COMP) was 2.5% higher.
Investors
have been concerned that an armed Russian conflict with Ukraine could
badly damage the global economy. A war could send prices surging in
regions that have already been struggling with rapidly rising inflation,
especially as energy supplies could be disrupted in the middle of a
conflict. Russia is a major exporter of oil and particularly natural
gas.
US
oil futures tumbled 3.7% to just under $92 a barrel. That's despite the
fact that Russia stressed Tuesday that major military exercises would
continue.
The
market reaction to signs of potential de-escalation is the latest
example of investors hanging on nearly every headline emerging from the
crisis.
The Dow and S&P 500 have declined three days in a row, including a drop on Monday that came after the State Department announced the closure of the US embassy in Kyiv.
US oil prices jumped above $95 a barrel Monday for the first time since 2014 on concerns about the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
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