US Stock Futures Fall, Asian Stocks Decline

BlockBeats News, March 3rd. Due to the escalating Middle East situation and the expected surge in energy costs, global market risk aversion sentiment quickly heated up. US stock index futures fell: Nasdaq futures plunged 1% intraday, Dow Jones futures fell 0.8%, S&P 500 futures dropped 0.83%.

Nikkei 225 Index fell sharply by 3.00% at the close, now at 56,292.02 points;

South Korea's KOSPI Index once plummeted by 6.00% during the day, now at 5,897.15 points.