U.S. stock-index futures tumbled late Thursday after reports that Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, in Ukraine, was set on fire after Russian shelling, raising fears of an unprecedented nuclear disaster.
Dow Jones Industrial Average futures
YM00,
plunged about 500 points immediately after the first reports, but largely recovered and were last down about 280 points, while S&P 500 futures
ES00,
and Nasdaq-100 futures
NQ00,
followed a similar path, making up lost ground as the night went on after steep initial declines.
According to Associated Press reports, the nuclear power plant in the southern Ukrainian city of Enerhodar was shelled by Russian troops, and the facility caught fire. Plant spokesman Andriy Tuz told the AP that shells were falling…
