[MARKET UPDATE] US index futures begin lower with Emini S&P down 0.4%, while oil futures extend on recent gains with WTI up 2.4% after the US launched fresh strikes on Iran, although moves are relatively mild as Trump had previously flagged an attack
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US index futures begin lower with Emini S&P down 0.4%, while oil futures extend on recent gains with WTI up 2.4% after the US launched fresh strikes on Iran, although moves are relatively mild as Trump had previously flagged an attack.
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