Stock Futures Rebuff President Trump's Deadline Extension

Brent crude is back above $110 per barrel

Patrick Martin

Managing Editor

Mar 27, 2026 at 9:18 AM

Stock futures are pointed lower to end the week, with Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) and Nasdaq-100 (NDX) once more eyeing triple-digit losses. The Nasdaq entered correction territory yesterday and is set to burrow deeper today, even after President Donald Trump extended a deadline halting attacks on Iran infrastructure to April 6. Despite the overtures, supply fears and oil prices remain stubborn, with Brent crude last seen above $110 per barrel.

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Plus, a resilient travel stock; AZN scores late-stage surge; and memory stocks cool.

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The Cboe Options Exchange saw roughly 2 million call contracts and 1.3 million put contracts traded Thursday. The single-session equity put/call ratio rose to 0.63, while the 21-day moving average stayed at 0.60.
TripAdvisor Inc (NASDAQ:TRIP) stock is up 4.1% ahead of the bell, after BofA Securities upgraded the travel stock to "buy" from "neutral," citing the activist engagement as a tailwind. TRIP is down 31.6% in 2026 heading into today and fell to a record low of $9.95 on March 19.
AstraZeneca PLC (NASDAQ:AZN) stock is 3.6% higher before the open, after the drugmaker's treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease saw upbeat results in two late-stage trials. AZN is down 12% this month but up 28% year over year.
The shares of Western Digital Corp (NASDAQ:WDC) are 2.7% lower in electronic trading, as memory names across the board pull back in a bout of profit taking. WDC is up 541% in the last 12 months and hit a record high of $319.62 on March 18, but shed 6.7% yesterday.
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European Bourses Lose Ground as G7 Enters Day 2

Asian markets finished mixed, as investors monitored geopolitical tensions in the Middle East as well as fresh economic data. China’s industrial profits rose 15.2% year-over-year for the January through February period. For the session, Japan’s Nikkei and South Korea’s Kospi both fell 0.4%, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng added 0.4%, and China’s Shanghai Composite rose 0.6%.

European stocks are looking grim today, as G7 foreign ministers meeting moves into its second day. At last check London’s FTSE 100 is off 0.7%, France’s CAC 40 is 1.1% lower, and Germany’s DAX has lost 1.6%.

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