--- title: "US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St opens lower as oil prices gain; Russell 2000 slides" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/279800016.md" datetime: "2026-03-19T13:34:12.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/279800016.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/279800016.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/279800016.md) --- > Supported Languages: [简体中文](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/279800016.md) | [繁體中文](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/279800016.md) # US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St opens lower as oil prices gain; Russell 2000 slides March 19 (Reuters) - Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Thursday as crude prices soared on intensifying Middle East hostilities, reviving inflation worries that have prompted the Federal Reserve to take a more cautious stance on interest rate cuts. The rate-sensitive small-caps Russell 2000 index (.RUT) dropped 10% from its all-time intraday high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI) fell 90.3 points, or 0.20%, at the open to 46,134.87. The S&P 500 (.SPX) fell 41.6 points, or 0.63%, at the open to 6,583.12​, while the Nasdaq Composite (.IXIC) dropped 281.4 points, or 1.27%, to 21,871.037 at the opening bell. ### Related Stocks - [NASDAQ Composite Index (.IXIC.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.IXIC.US.md) - [S&P 500 (.SPX.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.SPX.US.md) - [Dow Jones Utility Average (.DJU.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.DJU.US.md) - [Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.DJI.US.md) - [Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/OXY.US.md) - [ProShares Ultra Dow30 (DDM.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/DDM.US.md) - [SPDR® Dow Jones Industrial Avrg ETF Tr (DIA.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/DIA.US.md) - [ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers (SMDV.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SMDV.US.md) - [Global X Russell 2000 ETF (RSSL.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/RSSL.US.md) - [Direxion Daily Small Cap Bear 3X ETF (TZA.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TZA.US.md) - [iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/IWM.US.md) - [ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil (SCO.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SCO.US.md) - [iShares US Oil Equipment & Services ETF (IEZ.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/IEZ.US.md) - [Vanguard Energy ETF (VDE.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/VDE.US.md) - [SPDR® S&P 500® ETF (SPY.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SPY.US.md) - [iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF (IWO.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/IWO.US.md) - [VanEck Oil Refiners ETF (CRAK.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/CRAK.US.md) - [Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (VTWV.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/VTWV.US.md) - [Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (VTWG.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/VTWG.US.md) - [ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil (UCO.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/UCO.US.md) - [Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/VOO.US.md) - [Stt Strt®SPDR®S&P®Oil &GasEqpmnt&SvcsETF (XES.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/XES.US.md) - [VanEck Oil Services ETF (OIH.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/OIH.US.md) - [ProShares K-1 Free Crude Oil ETF (OILK.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/OILK.US.md) - [ProShares Ultra Russell2000 (UWM.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/UWM.US.md) - [ProShares Russell 2000 High Income ETF (ITWO.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ITWO.US.md) - [United States Oil (USO.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/USO.US.md) - [United States Brent Oil (BNO.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BNO.US.md) - [iShares Global Energy ETF (IXC.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/IXC.US.md) - [iShares US Oil & Gas Explor & Prod ETF (IEO.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/IEO.US.md) - [Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/QQQM.US.md) - [Direxion Daily Small Cap Bull 3X ETF (TNA.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TNA.US.md) - [ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 (TWM.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TWM.US.md) - [iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/IVV.US.md) - [The Energy Select Sector SPDR® ETF (XLE.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/XLE.US.md) - [Invesco Dow Jones Industrial Avg Div ETF (DJD.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/DJD.US.md) - [iShares Dow Jones US ETF (IYY.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/IYY.US.md) - [SttStrtSPDRS&POil&GasExplor&ProdtnETF (XOP.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/XOP.US.md) - [Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/QQQ.US.md) - [Fidelity Nasdaq Composite ETF (ONEQ.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ONEQ.US.md) - [Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (VTWO.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/VTWO.US.md) - [ProShares UltraPro Dow30 (UDOW.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/UDOW.US.md) - [ProShares UltraPro Russell2000 (URTY.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/URTY.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [Near-term oil prices hit record premium over later deliveries after Trump vows more attacks on Iran](https://longbridge.com/en/news/281570397.md) - [Why Is the SPY ETF Up Today, 4/1/2026?](https://longbridge.com/en/news/281428290.md) - [TRADING DAY-Oil Strait back up again](https://longbridge.com/en/news/281575673.md) - [LIVE MARKETS-Dow in correction: Can Fibonacci support spark a reversal?](https://longbridge.com/en/news/281026597.md) - [Logan Favors Rule Changes to Shrink Fed Balance Sheet](https://longbridge.com/en/news/281554329.md)