Why are US stock market index futures down today and S&P 500, Dow Jones and Nasdaq in red? Wall Street futures slide after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. Oil prices rise as Tehran threatens Strait of Hormuz.

Stock futures dropped as US–Iran tensions sparked a risk-off move, lifting oil and gold, raising inflation fears, and increasing volatility risks for the Nasdaq, Dow Jones, and S&P 500.

U.S. stock futures declined on Wednesday following Tuesday’s lower close. Futures of major benchmark indices declined. The Consumer Price Index rose 2.7% year over year in December, matching both the prior reading and economists’ estimates. Notably ...

U.S. stock futures tumbled Tuesday as new strikes on Iran drove oil prices higher. S&P 500 futures dropped 1.5% while crude surged over 6% amid escalating tensions.

Asian markets track US futures lower as US-Iran tensions and yen strength weigh on risk appetite. Fed rate cut hopes remain key for Dow Jones and Nasdaq 100 outlook.

Major stock indexes closed mixed Monday as markets reacted to fighting in the Middle East, while oil and gold futures advanced.