The situation between Russia and Ukraine is quite tense, and countries such as Europe and the United States are considering sanctions on oil exported by Russia.
The news further stimulated investors' risk-taking sentiment. Asia-Pacific stock markets fell across the board today, with Japanese stocks and Hong Kong stocks dropping 764 points and 847 points respectively.
The losses in Asian stock markets were passed on to European stock markets, with the three major stock markets in Britain, France and Germany all falling.
[01:05] The Dow fell more than 600 points
The Dow is down 606 points, or 1.8%, at 33,008 points; the benchmark index is down 86 points, or 2%, at 4,242 points; the Nasdaq Composite is down 280 points, or 2.11%, at 13,033 points.
[00:25] The Dow fell more than 500 points
Higher energy prices caused by the investor-Russia-Ukrainian conflict will slow economic growth while driving up inflation.
The Dow fell further, and the SSI and the Nasdaq fell into the technical adjustment zone.
The Dow is now down 543 points, or 1.62%, at 33,071 points; the benchmark index is down 75 points, or 1.74%, at 4,253 points; the Nasdaq Composite is down 243 points, or 1.83%, at 13,070 points.
[00:25] The Dow's decline intensified
The Russian-Ukrainian war was clouded, and U.S. stocks continued to fall, with the Dow falling more than 450 points at one point.
The Dow is now down 418 points, or 1.25%, at 33,195 points; the benchmark index is down 58 points, or 1.36%, at 4,270 points; the Nasdaq Composite is down 189 points, or 1.43%, at 13,123 points.
[23:03] US stocks fell more than 1%
The decline in U.S. stocks deepened. The Dow is now down 360 points, or 1.07%, at 33,253 points; the benchmark index is down 45 points, or 1.04%, at 4,283 points; the Nasdaq Composite is down 142 points, or 1.07%, at 13,170 points.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 21,163 points at night, up 263 points or 1.26%, 106 points above water.
[22:31] US stocks fell slightly
The US stock market opened, but the decline was not as panicked as today's Hong Kong stock market.
The Dow is now down 131 points, or 0.39%, at 33,482 points; the benchmark index is down 7 points, or 0.18%, at 4,321 points; the Nasdaq Composite is up 18 points, or 0.14%, at 13,332 points.
Alibaba U.S. shares were at $101.93, up more than 1 percent.
[22:07] The decline of European stocks narrowed
As of 10:07 pm, the UK's FTSE 100 index was at 6994 points, up 10 points or 0.15%; the German DAX index was at 12991 points, down 102 points or 0.97%; the French CAC 40 index was at 6031 points, down 30 points or 0.5% %.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 21,174 points at night, up 274 points or 1.31%, 116 points above water.
[20:38] Hang Seng Index rose 242 points at night
The Hong Kong stock market once lost more than a thousand points today, and it still closed down 847 points or 3.87%.
The night market futures were well-received. As of about 8:38 pm, the Hang Seng Index night futures reported 21142 points, up 242 points or 1.16%, 84 points higher than water.
Dow futures are now down 207 points, or 0.62%, the decline is moderated.
【18:36】Oil and gold prices continue to rise in European trading hours
Oil and gold prices converged in European trading hours, with New York oil futures last at $122.34 a barrel, up 5.76%, and Brent oil at $124.72, up 5.6%.
In terms of gold prices, New York gold futures were last at $2,002.8 an ounce, up 1.8%, and spot gold was last at $1,999.66, up 1.5%.
[18:22] The three major U.S. index futures all fell
The German stock market fell 405 points or .31%2 to 12689 points, the French CAC index reported 5899 points, down 162 points or 2.68%, and the British FTSE index reported 6877 points, down 109 points or 1.6%.
As for Italian and Spanish stocks, they fell 2.1% and 2.8% respectively.
The three major U.S. index futures also fell. Dow futures fell 447 points to 33,167 points, S&P futures fell 60 points to 4,268 points, and Nasdaq futures reported 13,626 points, down 211 points.
Investors parked their funds in U.S. dollar assets, with the U.S. dollar index last at 99.22, up 0.58%.
As for the U.S. bond interest rate, the yield rate of the 10-year Treasury bond was 1.741%.
