Stocks close higher after reversing sharp early declines due to Ukraine invasion
Major U.S. stock indexes recovered considerable ground on Thursday to end higher, despite...
Major U.S. stock indexes recovered considerable ground on Thursday to end higher, despite stumbling early in the session after Russia launched a military assault on Ukraine. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.28% flipped positive in the final 15 minutes of trade, adding about 90 points, or 0.3%, to end near 33,222. The S&P 500 SPX, +1.50% gained 1.5% and the Nasdaq Composite Index COMP, 3.34% booked a 3.3% gain. The rally came as oil pricesCL00, 1.18% climbed and bond yields tumbled, putting the 10-year Treasury rate below 2%. Investors attributed the turnaround for stocks partly to President Joe Biden's new sanctions imposed Thursday on Russian banks, companies and elites from doing business in western markets, with the aim of cutting short Russian hostilities in Ukraine.
Canada cancels $700M in export permits in response to Russian invasion of Ukraine
Canada is canceling all export permits to Russia in response to the country's invasion of Ukraine,...
Canada is canceling all export permits to Russia in response to the country's invasion of Ukraine, a decision that Canada's foreign affairs minister says will impact companies in the aerospace, technology, and minerals sectors.
The cancellation of existing export permits and additional sanctions were announced at a press conference on Thursday with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly and Defence Minister Anita Anand. Joly said that hundreds of export permits are being canceled, worth more than $700 million. Applications for new permits to export goods to Russia will be rejected.
"No aerospace technology or mineral goods will be sent to Russia," Joly said.
Diamondback Energy sees Permian Basin at 350 to 400 rigs by year-end
U.S. shale producer Diamondback Energy(FANG.O) on Wednesday said the largest U.S.-producing basin could be running some 350 to 400 rigs by the end of the year, up from around 300 currently, as oil prices have climbed to over $90 a barrel.
The company, which plans to keep its Permian oil production flat this year, said output growth is being led by private firms, and more recently oil majors.
EIA data show an increase in weekly U.S. crude supplies amid rising oil prices
The Energy...
The Energy Information Administration reported on Thursday that U.S. crude inventories rose by 4.5 million barrels for the week ended Feb. 18. On average, analysts had forecast a decline of 300,000 barrels, according to a poll conducted by S&P Global Platts. The American Petroleum Institute on Wednesday reported a 6 million-barrel increase, according to sources. Weekly inventory data were released a day later than usual due to Monday's Presidents' Day holiday. The EIA also reported weekly inventory declines of 600,000 barrels each for gasoline and distillates. The S&P Global Platts survey expected supply declines of 1.1 million barrels each for gasoline and distillates. The EIA data showed crude stocks at the Cushing, Okla., Nymex delivery hub fell by 2 million barrels for the week.
Russian invasion in Ukraine sparks stock-market rout, with Dow industrials tumbling nearly 800 points
U.S. stock gauges tumbled Thursday morning as Russia, brushing aside the threat of further Western sanctions,...
U.S. stock gauges tumbled Thursday morning as Russia, brushing aside the threat of further Western sanctions, mounted a wide-ranging and long-feared attack on Ukraine.
The Dow JonesDJIA, -2.27% fell 802 points, or 2.4%, to reach 32,290, heading for its first correction in two years.
The S&P 500 index SPX, -1.95% decline 108 points, or 2.6%, to reach 4,119.
The Nasdaq Composite Index COMP, -2.08% fell 3.2% to reach 12,624, falling well below 12,845.95, the level that would represent a 20% drop from its recent peak and mark the first bear market for the index in about 2 years.
Investors were selling assets perceived as risky such as stocks and seeking safety, pushing down yields of government bonds, including Treasurys, boosting the dollar, and rallying gold to its highest level in more than a year.
