Late Thursday, U.S. stock futures traded mixed as rising oil prices and a temporary easing in Middle East tensions shaped investor sentiment.
Futures Mixed As Tech Gains Offset Dow, Oil Climbs On Geopolitics
Dow futures fell 62.00 points, or 0.13%, to 49,428.00, while S&P 500 futures gained 13.50 points, or 0.19%, to 7,157.00 and Nasdaq 100 futures advanced 187.25 points, or 0.70% as of 9:59 p.m. EDT.
In commodities, WTI crude oil rose 1.20% to $97.00 per barrel, while Brent crude climbed 1.25% to $106.38 per barrel.
RBOB gasoline futures increased 0.60% to $3.4827 per gallon, while natural gas futures declined 1.42% to $2.577 per MMBtu.
ULSD heating oil also moved higher, rising 0.44% to $4.0058 per gallon.
Meanwhile, the U.S. dollar index stood at 98.822, up 0.02%.
Asian markets were higher, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 gaining 0.59% to 59,488.07, while South Korea’s KOSPI edged up 0.015% to 6,476.79.
Trump Announces Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire Extension
Donald Trump said Israel and Lebanon agreed to extend their ceasefire by three weeks following talks at the White House involving senior U.S. officials.
“The meeting went very well!” Trump wrote on Truth Social, adding that the U.S. would work with Lebanon to help it “protect itself from Hezbollah.”
“The ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon will be extended by three weeks,” he said.
In his post, Trump also said that senior representatives from both countries met with him in the Oval Office, alongside Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa.
The extension delays the expiration of an initial 10-day truce.
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