
March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH26) are trending down -0.40% this morning as oil prices continued to rise amid waning hopes of de-escalation in the Middle East conflict.
Sentiment took a hit on Friday after Axios reported that the U.S. is weighing plans to take over Iran’s Kharg Island, the Islamic Republic’s key oil-export hub, to pressure Tehran into reopening the Strait of Hormuz.