Mei Ri Jing Ji Xin Wen·2026-03-03 10:28Market Overview - Major U.S. stock index futures fell over 1%, with Dow futures down 1.14%, S&P 500 futures down 1.50%, and Nasdaq futures down 1.96% [1] Energy Sector - Oil stocks saw a pre-market increase, with U.S. Energy up 18.26%. Notable gains included ExxonMobil up 2.00%, Chevron up 1.56%, and ConocoPhillips up 2.49%. WTI crude oil futures rose 5.19% to $74.97 per barrel [1] Defense Sector - Defense stocks collectively strengthened in pre-market trading, with Lockheed Martin up 1.56% and Raytheon Technologies up 0.82% [1] Airline Sector - U.S. airline stocks experienced a pre-market decline, with American Airlines down 3.12%, Delta Air Lines down 3.05%, and United Airlines down 2.91% [1] Memory Stocks - Memory stocks faced a pre-market downturn, with Micron Technology down 6.15%, Western Digital down 5.04%, and Seagate down 4.80% [1] Technology Sector - Prominent technology stocks also saw a pre-market decline, with Nvidia down 3%, Google down 2.68%, AMD down 3.71%, and Microsoft down 1.70% [1] Palantir - Palantir's co-founder Peter Thiel plans to sell up to 2 million shares worth $280 million, leading to a drop of 3.46% in Palantir's stock [2] Precious Metals - Precious metal stocks declined in pre-market trading, with Hecla Mining down 6.21%, Newmont Gold down 3.53%, and Pan American Silver down 4.6%. Spot gold prices fell 1.11% to $5260 per ounce, while spot silver prices dropped 6.04% to $83.96 per ounce [2] Paramount Global - Following Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros, Fitch Ratings downgraded Paramount's corporate rating and long-term issuer rating to BB+, classifying it as junk status due to the company incurring $79 billion in net debt [2]