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U.S. stocks ended the Monday session mostly lower as commodity prices eased off recent highs and investors look ahead to the Federal Reserve's likely rate hike on Wednesday. The Russia-Ukraine conflict also remains a driver of volatility.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I:DJI | DOW JONES AVERAGES | 44910.65 | +188.59 | +0.42% |
| AXP | AMERICAN EXPRESS CO. | 304.68 | +0.43 | +0.14% |
| TRV | THE TRAVELERS COS. INC. | 266.04 | -0.62 | -0.23% |
| V | VISA INC. | 315.08 | +0.38 | +0.12% |
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was little changed, kept afloat by financials, including American Express, Travelers and Visa.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP500 | S&P 500 | 5998.74 | -22.89 | -0.38% |
| I:COMP | NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX | 19060.475899 | -115.10 | -0.60% |
While the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were lower by 0.7% and 2%, trading remained volatile, pushing the tech-heavy composite deeper into a bear market and now at the lowest level since December 2020.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed to keep negotiating with Russia as Russian forces bombarded a military training base near the Polish border, killing nine and wounding dozens of people. Talks aimed at reaching a cease-fire failed again over the weekend. Zelenskyy is set to address U.S. lawmakers Wednesday.
OIL PRICES FALL IN EARLY ASIAN TRADING MONDAY
U.S. crude prices retreated below $100 per barrel, before closing at $103, while Brent, the global benchmark, traded around $106.90. Gold also slipped, closing down over 1% to $1,959.60.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USO | UNITED STATES OIL FUND - USD ACC | 71.75 | +0.12 | +0.17% |
| BNO | UNITED STATES BRENT OIL FUND - USD ACC | 28.97 | +0.06 | +0.21% |
| GLD | SPDR GOLD SHARES TRUST - USD ACC | 243.49 | +0.53 | +0.22% |
GOLD APPEAL LESSENED AS WAR IN UKRAINE DRAGS ON
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference in Washington on March 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin / AP Newsroom)
In the U.S., the Federal Reserve is holding its policy meeting this week. "Markets are bracing for two diametrically opposed forces, which will obfuscate the picture," Mizuho Bank said in a commentary. "One is geo-political uncertainty that may leash fresh convulsions of ‘risk off' and the other, a hawkish Fed that is poised to hike" interest rates by at least 0.25 percentage points.
In stocks, Lockheed Martin shares moved higher after Reuters reported Germany will buy its F-35 fighter jets.
U.S. stocks were trending higher early Monday morning as oil took a downward turn. (Allie Joseph/New York Stock Exchange via AP)
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMT | LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP. | 529.41 | +3.66 | +0.70% |
Shares of Ford and General Motors slipped after Jeffries lowered price targets, citing headwinds, including supply-chain issues, inflation and European exposure as the Russia-Ukraine conflict continues.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | FORD MOTOR CO. | 10.98 | -0.15 | -1.35% |
| GM | GENERAL MOTORS CO. | 55.04 | -0.55 | -0.99% |
Chinese shares have also come under selling pressure due to the threat of de-listings of major Chinese companies on U.S. stock exchanges. A report in the state-run newspaper Economic Daily said Monday that regulators are negotiating to resolve a dispute over auditing rules.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BABA | ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD. | 86.60 | +1.43 | +1.68% |
| DIDI | NO DATA AVAILABLE | - | - | - |
| NIO | NIO INC. | 4.38 | +0.05 | +1.16% |
| JD | JD.COM INC. | 37.19 | +1.86 | +5.26% |
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In cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin hovered around the $38,000 level.
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.