What to watch today: Dow futures cut sharp losses as $130 crude comes a bit off the boil

What to watch today: Dow futures cut sharp losses as $130 crude comes a bit off the boil

BY THE NUMBERS on Monday cut more than half earlier declines, which saw Dow futures down more than 500 points at premarket lows. U.S. oil also came off Sunday's highs, which sent crude prices briefly over $130 per barrel. Russia claimed it would stop attacking four Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv, to allow civilian evacuations. Ukraine said the cease-fire. (CNBC) The , S&P 500 and Nasdaq all declined Friday and for the week. The and the were both in corrections, with the Nasdaq from a bear market, as defined by drops of 20% or more from recent highs. Investors also Monday, sending the up to around 1.79%. (CNBC) between Russia and Ukraine to end fighting is set for Monday as a higher-level meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has been agreed upon for Thursday in Antalya, Turkey, according to Turkey's foreign minister. (AP) Russian forces continued to pummel some Ukrainian cities with rockets even after its cease-fire in evacuation corridors. In a move that would further pressure Russia, Secretary of State Antony Blinken that the U.S. and its allies are considering banning Russian oil and natural gas imports. backed off Sunday night's nearly 14-year