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Futures jump after Trump postpones military strikes on Iranian power plants

March 23, 2026 7:16 AM

March ‌23 (Reuters) - U.S. ​stock ​index futures turned ‌sharply higher on ⁠Monday after President ‌Donald Trump said ‌he will order the military ​to postpone any military ⁠strikes against Iranian power ​plants and energy infrastructure.

At 07:10 a.m., ​Dow E-minis ‌were up 1,246 points, ⁠or 2.72%, S&P 500 E-minis ⁠were up 156.75 points, ​or 2.39%, and Nasdaq 100 E-minis were ‌up 489 points, or ‌2.03%.

(Reporting by ⁠Shashwat ‌Chauhan in ​Bengaluru; Editing by Pooja ‌Desai)

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