The US markets ended deeply in red on Wednesday, extending the sell-off seen over the three previous sessions, amid lingering concerns about a potential Russia invasion of Ukraine. Selling pressure seemed to intensify after President Joe Biden officially announced plans to allow the toughest sanctions on Russia's Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to move forward. Biden called the move another piece in his administration’s initial tranche of sanctions against Russia, arguing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s actions have provided the world with an overwhelming incentive to move away from Russian gas and to other forms of energy.
The continued weakness on markets also came as a Pentagon official said 80 percent of Russian forces amassed on the Ukraine border are ready to go and said Putin has assembled enough military assets to conduct a large-scale invasion. Traders remained concerned a potential Russian invasion coupled with the international sanctions imposed in response could derail the global economy even as the Federal Reserve prepares to begin raising interest rates. On the sectoral front, housing stocks moved sharply lower over the course of the session, dragging the Philadelphia Housing Sector Index down by 2.9 percent to its lowest closing level in almost a year.
Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 464.85 points or 1.38 percent to 33,131.76, Nasdaq lost 344.03 points or 2.57 percent to 13,037.49 and S&P 500 was down by 79.26 points or 1.84 percent to 4,225.5.
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