
March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH26) are up +0.27%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH26) are up +0.64% this morning, pointing to a higher open on Wall Street despite fresh geopolitical tensions following the U.S. military operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
The U.S. ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a surprise military operation over the weekend. President Trump said on Saturday that the U.S. would “run Venezuela” during its transition to new leadership, though details and timing remain unclear. Gold and silver prices climbed after the Trump administration’s move to capture and extract the Venezuelan president was seen as heightening geopolitical risks across Latin America.