The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Wednesday closed down -1.36%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down -1.63%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -1.43%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH26) fell -1.42%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQH26) fell -1.45%.
Stocks sold off on Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling to a 3.75-month low. Stocks retreated on Wednesday after US Feb producer prices rose more than expected, a sign of sticky price pressures. Stocks added to their losses today after WTI crude oil prices (CLJ26) whipsawed higher on signs of escalation of the Iran war after Iran said it will target energy infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE in retaliation for US and Israeli airstrikes on its South Pars gas field and its Asaluyeh oil industry facilities.
