ukraine. it does appear to be a situation where vladimir putin seems to be more emboldened by the moment. lieutenant general ben hodges, thank you as always. thank you for the privilege. in the next hour, closing arguments are set to begin in the trial for three former police officers accused of violating george floyd s civil rights. we re live in minnesota. plus, the opening bell on wall street is just moments away. the first day of trading this week after the president s day holiday. u.s. stock futures are down as investors wave the impact of russian incursion into ukraine. global markets tumbled overnight and crowd oil prices surged to $99 a barrel. moscow s stock index has lost, meantime, more than $40 billion this week alone. [sound of helicopter blades]
the trading day here tuesday is winding down. here in hong kong losing 2.7%. shanghai losing 1%. i should add the concerns about more high-tech restrictions in china also weighing on the market here in china. this day we have from asia monitoring u.s. futures of course. and indicate that there will be a lower open when wall street reopens later today. of course monday president s day holiday. dow futures down 1.23%. nasdaq losing 3.4%. sp 500 down 2.2%. monday the statement released by the white house reheard that u.s. president biden plans to impose sanctions on the separatist break away regions. in eastern ukraine. that is helped send the price of crude soaring. all of this painting a picture of growing volatility and