Before the Bell | U.S. to boost gas deliveries to Europe amid scramble for new supplies

Moomoo Breakfast US wrote a column · Mar 25, 2022 05:32

Hey, mooers! Here are things you need to know before the opening bell:

- U.S. stock futures were little changed on Friday morning after a bounce-back session on Wall Street.

- The U.S. is ramping up shipments of liquefied natural gas to Europe this year as the continent hunts for new supplies around the globe to phase out its reliance on Russian gas after the invasion of Ukraine.

Market Snapshot

U.S. stock futures were little changed on Friday morning after a bounce-back session on Wall Street.

Futures on the $Dow Jones Industrial Average(.DJI.US)$ climbed 15 points, while $S&P 500 Index(.SPX.US)$ futures rose 0.04% and $NASDAQ 100 Index(.NDX.US)$ futures dropped 0.02%.

Before the Bell | U.S. to boost gas deliveries to Europe amid scramble for new supplies

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