Stock futures and global indexes are sharply lower after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent investors rushing for safety. Russia’s MOEX stock benchmark is down 35%. Here’s what we’re watching on Thursday.
- Energy stocks were among the few bright spot in markets as rising crude prices lifted their shares. ConocoPhillips , Exxon Mobil , Occidental Petroleum and Chevron were all up more than 3% premarket.
- Defense stocks were also getting a boost. Northrop Grumman jumped 3.4% ahead of the bell, Lockheed Martin gained 2.3% and Raytheon added 2.3%.
- Nasdaq-100 shares suggest the technology-heavy index will open U.S. trading in a bear market. In premarket trading, shares of Amazon dropped 3.3%, Microsoft fell 2.8% and Apple declined 3.9%.
- Cryptocurrencies tumbled amid the risk-off mood, with bitcoin falling over 6% to about $35,150. Crypto stocks were down as well, with Coinbase Global, due to report earnings after the close, down 6.8%. Bakkt fell 9.9% and bitcoin miner Marathon Digital shed 7.6%.
- EBay shares dropped 8.9% premarket. The online marketplace said the value of goods sold in the recent quarter fell 10%, making the third consecutive quarterly decline.
- Rent-A-Center shares plunged 32% premarket. The consumer appliance rental company said its results were hurt by supply-chain problems, inflation and a pullback in government relief programs.
- Sleep Number dropped 14%. The mattress company missed fourth-quarter expectations and said the late arrival of semiconductor parts in December caused it to miss out on millions of dollars’ worth of sales.
- FuboTV sank 15%. The streaming company reported revenue ahead of what it had forecast in preliminary results but gave a mixed outlook.
- Clover Health Investments nudged up 0.5%. The health-insurance services company said revenue in the recent quarter was up 160% on the year.
- Papa John’s International plunged 20% premarket even after it reported quarterly profit and revenue that rose above expectations.
- Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings shares dropped 9.2% premarket after the cruise operator reported a wider-than-expected loss and said it expects its cash burn to increase.
- Bath & Body Works fell 8.6%. The retailer said Andrew Meslow would step down from his posts as chief executive and board member in May, citing health reasons.
- Hertz Global sank 7.6% premarket. The rental-car company reported a quarterly loss, though it said it had seen a recovery in demand.
- Occidental Petroleum, Beyond Meat , Block , Switch and VMware will report results after the close.
Chart of the Day
- Brent crude futures surged past $100 a barrel for the first time since 2014 after Russia launched military attacks on Ukraine, pushing tanks and troops into the country and hitting cities with airstrikes.
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