US Stock Market LIVE Updates: Futures down, crude up 2% as Trump extends pause attacks on Iran's energy assets
Published on 27/03/2026 06:54 PM
US Stock Market LIVE Updates: US stock futures slipped Friday, March 27, while oil prices climbed on Day 28 of the West Asia war.
Dow futures fell 160 points (0.3%), with S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.4% and 0.6%, respectively.
Brent crude rose 2% above $110 per barrel, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures topped $96.
As far as the situation in West Asia is concerned, President Donald Trump extended the pause on strikes against Iran’s energy infrastructure by another 10 days to April 6. He continues to insist that talks are ongoing, stating this time that the request to pause came from the Iranian government.
Stay tuned for live updates.
Brent crude rises to $111 per barrel
Citi has downgraded its equity stance to neutral, citing the oil-led market turmoil and fading hopes of meaningful resolution to end the war.
“We had already cut our equity risk in half in week two of the US-Iran war, bringing our US small cap overweight back to zero,” strategists at the bank wrote.
Welcome back to tracking the US market on Day 28 of the war in West Asia, triggered by the US and Israeli attacks on Iran.
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