US stock futures dropped after rockets hit an airbase that houses US forces in Iraq.
Dow futures dropped around 350 points Tuesday evening. Futures for the S&P 500 were down around 1.15% and Nasdaq futures were down around 1.4%.Earlier, the Dow ended its trading day down 120 points as investors braced for Iran to retaliate against the United States. Last week, a US drone strike killed Qasem Soleimani — an Iranian commander and one of the country's most powerful men.
Safehaven assets, including gold, meanwhile, rose late Tuesday. Gold was up up 2% to $16,05.32 per ounce. Cryptocurrency Bitcoin was up 5.3% to $8,329.51.Read MoreAt least 10 rockets hit the al-Asad airbase in Iraq, which houses US forces, a Sunni commander of the paramilitary forces in a nearby town told CNN.Rockets hit Iraq base where US troops are locatedIranian state TV reported that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC,"has hit U.S.
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