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Futures jump after Trump postpones military strikes on Iranian power plants

By Thomson Reuters Mar 23, 2026 | 6:18 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)