5 things to know before the stock market opens Tuesday

5 things to know before the stock market opens Tuesday

1. Stock futures jump on Russian troop pullback claims Dow and S&P 500 futures more than 1% and Nasdaq futures surged roughly 2% on Tuesday following Russia's announcement that some of its troops at the border with Ukraine were pulling back. As stocks popped, bond prices fell, . The topped 2% again Tuesday after another hot inflation report, with January wholesale prices , just under their biggest annual increase on record in December. 2. Oil slides on apparent Ukraine crisis easing after Monday's surge , as measured by futures, sank more than 2.5% on Tuesday on the apparent easing of Russia's aggressive posture toward Ukraine. , Igor Konashenkov, a spokesman for the Russian Ministry of Defense, said troops recently posted to Russia's southern and western military districts — which border Ukraine — completed their drills and "have already begun loading onto rail and road transport and will begin moving to their military garrisons today." When tensions were still high Monday, WTI jumped to more than $95 per barrel, its highest level since September 2014. 3. Intel expands in specialty chipmaking with $5.4 billion deal on Tuesday announced a deal to buy Israeli chipmaker for $53 per share, or $5.4 billion,