U.S. stock futures fall, oil prices jump as U.S. says Russia has decided to invade Ukraine

U.S stock-index futures fell Sunday, amid even more urgent warnings from U.S. officials that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could come soon.

Dow Jones Industrial Average futures
YM00,
-0.29%
,
S&P 500 futures
ES00,
-0.55%

and Nasdaq-100 futures
NQ00,
-1.10%

all slid late Sunday. Oil prices
CLH22,
+1.86%

BRNJ22,
+1.45%

jumped as well, as a potential war could send oil prices over $100 a barrel, analysts have warned.

Read: What a Russian invasion of Ukraine would mean for the stock market, oil and other assets

U.S. markets will be closed Monday in observance of Presidents Day.

Stocks have fallen for two consecutive weeks amid fears of a land war in Europe combined with rising inflation and the likelihood of multiple hikes in…

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