Dow sinks 623 points as Russia, Ukraine invasion fears spike – Fox Business

The selloff in U.S. stocks accelerated during the final hour of trading as investors continue to monitor tensions between Russia and Ukraine, as well as the Federal Reserve’s preparation for a March rate hike. 

The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank 623 points or 1.8%, the worst session of 2022, while the S&P 500 fell 2.1%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite saw a steeper selloff of 2.8%. President Biden, when asked about the situation earlier today, told ABC News an invasion could be in just a matter of days. 

Ticker Security Last Change Change %
I:DJI DOW JONES AVERAGES 34312.03 -622.24 -1.78%
SP500 S&P 500 4380.26 -94.75 -2.12%
I:COMP NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX 13716.719187 -407.38 -2.88%

Oil rose to close at $91.76 per barrel, as gold closed above $1,900, a nine-month high, as investors sought out safer assets. 

Ticker Security Last Change Change %
USO UNITED STATES OIL FUND L.P. 64.17 +0.63 +0.99%
GLD SPDR GOLD SHARES TRUST – EUR ACC 177.25 +2.39 +1.37%

In earnings news, Walmart shares rose after profits and sales came in ahead of expectations and the retailer delivered a solid forecast for the year with profits expected to rise by mid-single-digits and sales around 3%. It also boosted its dividend to $0.56 per share. 

Ticker Security Last Change Change %
WMT WALMART INC. 138.88 +5.35 +4.01%

DoorDash Inc shares also popped after quarterly revenue beat estimates as food delivery demand showed no sign of slowing.

Ticker Security Last Change Change %
DASH DOORDASH INC. 105.03 +10.14 +10.69%

Shares of Cisco rose after the networking firm announced a $15 billion increase to its stock repurchase program and reported better-than-expected quarterly results.

Ticker Security Last Change Change %
CSCO CISCO SYSTEMS INC. 55.77 +1.52 +2.80%

Chipmaker Nvidia also in focus after posting strong quarterly results. 

Ticker Security Last Change Change %
NVDA NVIDIA CORP. 245.07 -20.04 -7.56%

Fastly, the cloud management company, saw its shares sink over 30% after forecasting weaker than expected revenue and a wider than expected loss. 

Ticker Security Last Change Change %
FSLY FASTLY INC. 19.20 -9.73 -33.63%

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In economic data, the Labor Department reported new claims for unemployment benefits rose to 248,000 from 223,000 the previous week. Continuing claims, which track the total number of unemployed workers collecting benefits, fell to 1.59 million. 

RETAIL SALES RISE FASTER THAN EXPECTED IN JANUARY DESPITE SURGING INFLATION

Separately, the number of new homes under construction in January fell 4% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.68 million. Permits for future construction rose 0.7% to 1.89 million in January, the highest since May of 2006.

And the Philadelphia Federal Reserve’s index of manufacturing activity for eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, and Delaware slipped 7.2 points to 16.0.

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Bitcoin, in sympathy with stocks, slipped to the $40,000 level. 

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FOX Business’ Ken Martin and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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