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Global Stocks, Futures Crash; Nasdaq In Bear Market, Oil Soars Above $105 On Russia Attack U.S. stock index futures crashed along with global markets on Thursday as Russia’s assault on Ukraine sent investors fleeing risky assets, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq was set to open in a bear market. Contracts on the Nasdaq 100 were down 2.9% by 7 a.m. in New York, having dropped as much as 3.6% earlier and signaling that the underlying gauge was poised to fall 20% from its November record high for the first time since the pandemic; the S&P 500 was down 2.23% or 98 points to, 4,214, while Dow futures lost 2.3%. The flight to safety saw the 10-year Treasury yield tumble 14 basis points to under 1.9%. Gold hit the highest since September 2020, while the dollar also spiked higher. The Nasdaq was set to open in a bear market, with NQ futures down more than 20% from its all time highs just two months ago… ... while the VIX spiked higher, and was last just around 37, up almost 10 points on the day.

Australian shares dropped nearly 2% on Thursday to hit their lowest in more than two weeks, as Ukraine announced a state of emergency amid rising fears of a full-scale Russian invasion, while CIMIC Group soared over 30% following a bid from Hochtief. The S&P/ASX 200 index was down 1.8% at 7,077.80 by 2329 GMT. The benchmark rose 0.6% on Wednesday. Global markets reacted sharply after Ukraine told its citizens in Russia to immediately come home and the US State Department mentioned that a Russian invasion remained potentially imminent. Australian shares weighed down by tech stocks, Ukraine tensions Miners plunged 3% to their lowest since early February, as iron ore prices slumped on concerns regarding demand prospects in China. Sector heavyweights BHP, Rio Tinto, and Fortescue Metals fell between 2.4% and 5.3%. Tech stocks dropped as much as 4.5% to hit their lowest since June 2020. ASX-listed shares of Block Inc lost up to 8.5%, while Xero Ltd slid 4.4%. Qantas Airways Ltd fell 1.7% after it posted a bigger-than-expected half-year loss and forecast a A$650 million hit to second-half earnings before interest and tax due to Omicron.

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Rusal’s share price dives as Ukraine tensions escalate, with co-owner Rio Tinto warning of likely disruption to aluminium industry Follow our live blog for the latest updates Get our free news app ; get our morning email briefing The prospect of sanctions is hurting the Russian part-owner of one of Australia’s largest alumina refineries, Queensland Alumina Limited, while the refinery’s majority owner, Rio Tinto, has warned of a looming “disruption” to its aluminium business. QAL, which operates a refinery in Gladstone, is 20% owned by the Russian aluminium giant Rusal, which has previously been hit by US sanctions in 2018 , implemented in response to the country’s “malign activity around the globe”. Sign up to receive an email with the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning Continue reading…

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Rio Tinto has paid out a monster $16.8bn (£12.4bn) dividend to shareholders, the second biggest in the history of the FTSE 100, after it rebounded from the pandemic with record profits. In the company’s freshly released full-year results, the miner recorded a 116 percent boost in after-tax profits, rising to $21.1bn. It also unveiled a total dividend of $10.40 per share – representing a 79 percent pay-out. This is a record payout for the company, and the second biggest dividend in the history of the index, behind only Vodafone’s…

Rio Tinto has paid out a monster $16.8bn dividend to shareholders, the second biggest in the history of the FTSE 100.

Rio Tinto (RIO) -0.5% pre-market after saying it delivered its highest-ever profits in FY 2021 and nearly doubled its full-year payout to shareholders, paying out record total dividends

London stocks were higher on Tuesday, with well-received results from Barclays driving up the bank sector, while miners and energy names headed the other way.

(Kitco News) - Rio Tinto achieved record financial results in 2021, recording a free cash flow of $17.7 billion (£13 billion) and underlying earnings of $21.4 billion (£15.7 billion).

Results cap a year of global recovery, but inflation and Chinese scrutiny created headwinds