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US-Iran Ceasefire Hits Oil Prices Over 10% as US Stock Futures Surge Pre-Market

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TradingKey - Easing tensions in the Middle East triggered a slump of over 10% in crude oil prices; futures for the three major U.S. stock indices and tech giants generally rose.

During the pre-market session on April 8, Eastern Time, a ceasefire agreement between the U.S. and Iran triggered a plunge in international oil prices, with losses widening to over 10%. Among them, WTI crude oil ( USOIL ) plummeted over 17%, currently trading at $87.67; Brent crude fell over 10% to around $91 per barrel.

oil-wti-price-f8d36295fbb14a81a0ffb93d25955438 WTI crude oil price chart, Source: TradingView

Meanwhile, the VIX volatility index slumped over 13%, and U.S. stock index futures rose across the board. Specifically, Nasdaq futures jumped 3.45%, S&P 500 futures rose 2.75%, and Dow Jones futures rose 2.74%.

Furthermore, major U.S. tech stocks generally advanced, with Micron Technology ( MU) surging 8.39% to $409.28; Tesla ( TSLA) rose 4.7% to $362.95; Meta ( META) rose 5.11% to $604.45; while Nvidia ( NVDA ), Amazon ( AMZN ), Microsoft ( MSFT ), Google ( GOOG) and others all gained 3%-4%.

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