Stock futures were little changed on Tuesday morning following the S&P 500's worst day since October 2020, as investors remained on edge about surging oil prices and slowing economic growth amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Futures for the Dow Jones Industrials lost six points Tuesday morning to 32,776.
Futures for the S&P 500 faded 3.25 points, or 0.1%, to 4,195.25.
Futures for the NASDAQ Composite gave back 52 points, or 0.5%, to 13,268.75.
Shares of Chevron and Exxon each rose about 1% in pre-market trading. Plus, solar and other clean energy stocks moved higher in pre-market trading as the continued rise in oil prices shifted focus toward alternative energy sources. Enphase Energy and SunPower each rose more than 3% in pre-market trading.
Oil prices vaulted $4.10 to $123.60.
Gold prices leaped $23.90 to $2,019.80. In Asia, the Nikkei 225 lost 1.7%, while the Hang Seng index in Hong Kong dropped 1.4%.