Dow flirts with correction as S&P falls deeper into its own

Lowe's raised its 2022 fiscal outlook

U.S. stocks closed at the lows of the session as investors monitor the situation between Russia and Ukraine and amid new U.S. sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 pipeline and reports that Ukraine was the target of a massive cyberattack.

Ticker Security Last Change Change %
I:DJI DOW JONES AVERAGES 41794.6 -257.59 -0.61%
SP500 S&P 500 5712.69 -16.11 -0.28%
I:COMP NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX 18179.984429 -59.93 -0.33%

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 Last Change Change %
AAPL APPLE INC. 222.01 -0.90 -0.40%
AMZN AMAZON.COM INC. 195.78 -2.15 -1.09%
MSFT MICROSOFT CORP. 408.46 -1.91 -0.47%

Earlier, Ukrainian citizens were ordered to leave Russia following U.S. and U.K. sanctions lobbed on Russia Tuesday. 

BIDEN ADMINISTRATION DETAILS FURTHER US SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIA

Oil prices stabilized, as did natural gas, despite concerns about possible disruption to Russian supplies. U.S. crude lofted around $92 per barrel, while Brent, the global benchmark, sat at the $97 level. 

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Ticker Security Last Change Change %
USO UNITED STATES OIL FUND - USD ACC 74.29 +2.27 +3.15%
UNG UNITED STATES NATURAL GAS FUND - USD ACC 13.06 +0.57 +4.56%

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 over supply-chain issues in its quarterly earnings call. 

Ticker Security Last Change Change %
LOW LOWE'S COMPANIES INC. 264.98 +3.04 +1.16%
HD THE HOME DEPOT INC. 395.57 +2.98 +0.76%

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 Last Change Change %
TJX THE TJX COS. INC. 112.69 +0.30 +0.27%

Virgin Galactic shares moved higher after narrowing quarterly losses to $81 million compared to a loss of $104 million.

Ticker Security Last Change Change %
SPCE VIRGIN GALACTIC HOLDINGS INC. 6.42 -0.19 -2.87%

After the bell watch for results from Hertz and eBay. 

Ticker Security Last Change Change %
HTZ HERTZ GLOBAL 2.91 +0.12 +4.30%
EBAY EBAY INC. 60.23 +2.12 +3.65%

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 Last Change Change %
TEN TSAKOS ENERGY NAVIGATION 21.53 -0.14 -0.65%

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.

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