The Dow fell nearly 100 points today as investors remain worried about the situation in Ukraine.
At 9:46 p.m. Thai time, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stood at 34,230.13 points, minus 81.90 points, or 0.24%.
Wall Street will be closed on Monday, Feb. 21, for President’s Day.
The Dow fell more than 600 points yesterday, its biggest fall since early 2022 amid fears Russia is close to attacking Ukraine.
The Russian army will conduct nuclear drills tomorrow. It will be fired by ballistic missiles and cruise missiles, representing Russia’s military might. In the midst of a crisis in the conflict with the West in the case of Ukraine
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the situation in Donbas was still a concern. and very dangerous
Denis Puchilin, leader of the separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk People’s Republic. has ordered people in the area to evacuate to Russia in the midst of fire from Ukrainian forces
Mr Puchilin said Russia has already agreed to provide housing to its citizens. Children, women and the elderly should evacuate immediately.
The Donetsk-Luhansk People’s Republic is located in the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine. which the pro-Russian rebel group occupied
Media reports reported a second day of clashes between separatist groups in Donbas and Ukrainian forces amid concerns Russia might use the situation as an excuse to attack Ukraine.
U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Michael Carpenter said Russia has now raised its troop force to 190,000 near the Ukrainian border.
“We estimate that Russia has a military force of about 169,000-190,000 Mr near the Ukrainian border Compared to about 100,000 on Jan. 30, it was Russia’s largest deployment of troops in Europe since World War II,” Carpenter said.