Stocks fell Friday along with European and U.S. equity futures while havens including sovereign bonds rose after Ukrainian officials said Russian troops shelled a major nuclear power plant, briefly igniting a fire. European contracts slid about 2% and those for the U.S. shed around 0.5%, off earlier nadirs as an initial spasm of worry eased. An Asian equity index declined to the lowest since 2020, weighed down by Japan and Hong Kong.
Emergency services said the blaze was contained and that there was no immediate risk to nuclear power facilities. Ukraine told the International Atomic Energy Agency there had been no change reported in radiation levels.
metal and grain costs have soared as traders shun Russia’s oil and other resources. Russia’s military action and sanctions imposed by the U.S. and its allies are creating a range of risks. They include high raw material costs, damage to confidence that can sap investment and the potential for credit stress to ripple through markets.
The Russian stock market will be closed to trading for a fifth straight day, marking a record in the country’s modern history, in a continuing bid to stave off the impact of global sanctions for domestic investors.
Nikkei -2,23% Hang Seng 62,64% CSI -1,21% Shanghai -0,96% Shenzen -1,28%
Eur$ 1,1012 CNH 6,3235 CNY 6,3204 JPY 115,49 GBP 1,3325 CHF 0,9189 RUB 109,79 TRY 14,18 WTI$109,29 Golds 1938 BTC 41,200 ETH 2720
S&P -0,50% Nasdaq -0,69% EuroStoxx -2,14% FTSE -0,70% Dax -2,30% SMI -0,85%
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