Futures of the three key indices—the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500, and the Nasdaq—were down in the range of 0.3%–0.6%. All three key averages closed with gains of over 2.5% in the previous session, marking the biggest intraday jump since April 2025. The shaky ceasefire has largely held between the US, Israel, and Iran, although Tehran and Washington have offered vastly different explanations of the initial terms. Meanwhile, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt also publicly confirmed the US position that Lebanon is not covered by Washington’s ceasefire with Iran. US benchmark crude was up 4.2% at $98.42 a barrel on Thursday after closing the previous session with a steep 16.4% decline.

Source: Mint April 09, 2026 15:58 UTC