US stocks closed at the lows of the session as investors monitor the situation between Russia and Ukraine and amid new US sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 pipeline and reports that Ukraine was the target of a massive cyberattack.
| ticker | Security | load | Change | change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I:DJI | DOW JONES AVERAGE | 33223.83 | +92.07 | +0.28% |
| SP500 | S&P 500 | 4288.7 | +63.20 | +1.50% |
| I:COMP | NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX | 13473.585028 | +436.10 | +3.35% |
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 464 points, or 1.4% just shy of correction territory, while the S&P 500 fell 1.8% deeper, and the Nasdaq Composite lost 2.6% as large-cap tech tumbled.
| ticker | Security | load | Change | change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAPL | APPLE INC. | 162.74 | +2.67 | +1.67% |
| AMZN | AMAZON.COM INC. | 3,027.16 | +130.62 | +4.51% |
| MSFT | MICROSOFT CORP. | 294.59 | +14.32 | +5.11% |
Earlier, Ukrainian citizens were ordered to leave Russia following US and UK sanctions lobbed on Russia Tuesday.
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Oil prices stabilized, as did natural gas, despite concerns about possible disruption to Russian supplies. US crude lofted around $92 per barrel, while Brent, the global benchmark, sat at the $97 level.
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| ticker | Security | load | Change | change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USO | UNITED STATES OIL FUND LP | 66.34 | +0.10 | +0.15% |
| UNG | UNITED STATES NATURAL GAS FUND LP UNIT (POST REV SPLIT) | 16.29 | +0.17 | +1.05% |
In earnings, shares of home improvement retailer Lowe’s rose after lifting its 2022 fiscal outlook. Rival Home Depot may also be active after Tuesday’s drop prompted by a warning about supply-chain issues in its quarterly earnings call.
| ticker | Security | load | Change | change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | LOWE’S COS. INC. | 213.41 | -1.68 | -0.78% |
| HD | THE HOME DEPOT INC. | 313.24 | +4.79 | +1.55% |
In other retail results, TJX, parent to Marshalls, Home Goods and TJMaxx, reported sales and profits that fell short of Wall Street estimates, mired by supply-chain issues.
| ticker | Security | load | Change | change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TJX | THE TJX COS. INC. | 64.69 | +2.19 | +3.50% |
Virgin Galactic shares moved higher after narrowing quarterly losses to $81 million compared to a loss of $104 million.
| ticker | Security | load | Change | change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPCE | VIRGIN GALACTIC HOLDINGS INC. | 9.00 | +0.91 | +11.25% |
After the bell watch for results from Hertz and eBay.
| ticker | Security | load | Change | change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HTZ | HERTZ GLOBAL | 19.75 | +2.56 | +14.89% |
| EBAY | EBAY INC. | 55.44 | +0.85 | +1.56% |
In deal news, automotive parts maker Tenneco is being taken private by funds managed by affiliates of private equity firm Apollo in an all-cash deal valued at about $7.1 billion. Shares jumped.
| ticker | Security | load | Change | change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEN | TENNECO INC. | 19.23 | -0.12 | -0.62% |
The transaction includes the assumption of Tenneco’s debt. Apollo will pay $20 per Tenneco Inc. share, double from Tenneco’s closing price Tuesday of $9.98.
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In cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin traded around $38,000.
FOX Business’ Ken Martin and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
