{"id":75301,"date":"2026-04-13T12:48:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T12:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/stock-futures-sink-oil-prices-jump-as-u-s-prepares-to-blockade-strait-of-hormuz\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T12:48:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T12:48:21","slug":"stock-futures-sink-oil-prices-jump-as-u-s-prepares-to-blockade-strait-of-hormuz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/stock-futures-sink-oil-prices-jump-as-u-s-prepares-to-blockade-strait-of-hormuz\/","title":{"rendered":"Stock futures sink, oil prices jump as U.S. prepares to blockade Strait of Hormuz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Oil prices jumped above $100 a barrel on Monday and U.S. stock futures fell amid concerns about the impact of President Trump&#8217;s plan to\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/iran-war-trump-strait-of-hormuz-israel-ceasefire-talks\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">blockade Iran&#8217;s ports<\/a><\/span>\u00a0and a partial blockade of the\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/iran-war-oil-gas-prices-strait-of-hormuz\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a><\/span>, a key chokepoint for oil, fertilizer and other commodities.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The price of Brent crude, the international benchmark, jumped $7.15, or 7.5%, to $102.30 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate, the U.S. benchmark, rose more than 7% to $104.20, according to Oilprice.com.<\/p>\n<p>Dow futures pointed to a loss of 477 points, or 1%, ahead of the market open at 9:30 a.m. ET. Futures for the S&amp;P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq composite indices pointed to losses of about 0.7%.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div>\n<div style=\"min-height:565px\" id=\"datawrapper-vis-FinjE\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/FinjE\/full.png\" alt=\"Gas prices over time (Line chart)\"\/><\/div>\n<p> <amp-iframe width=\"100\" height=\"100\" layout=\"responsive\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin\" resizable=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/FinjE\/\">  <\/amp-iframe><\/div>\n<p>Mr. Trump said the U.S.\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/iran-war-trump-strait-of-hormuz-israel-ceasefire-talks\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">blockade of Iran&#8217;s ports<\/a><\/span>\u00a0will begin at 10 a.m. ET Monday, an announcement that came after the failure of negotiations in Islamabad over the weekend to reach a peace agreement in the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/iran-war-us-iran-ports-blockade-strait-of-hormuz-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">U.S.-Iran war<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Because Iran exports much of its oil to China, the move to block its ships from leaving the strait could be designed to put increased pressure on Tehran as well as convince Beijing to play &#8220;a more active role in mediating a ceasefire,&#8221; Capital Economics group chief economist Neil Shearing said in a research note.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In practice, however, [the blockade] risks creating new potential flashpoints,&#8221; Shearing said. &#8220;Would the U.S. Navy seize allied ships that have paid tolls to Tehran? Would it target Chinese vessels in the Strait? Either outcome would represent a significant escalation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Oil prices have been rising as shipping through the strait has essentially stalled since late February. Brent crude has climbed from roughly $70 per barrel before the war in late February to more than $119 at times. That, in turn, has pushed U.S. gas prices\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/gas-oil-prices-cost-iran-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">above $4 a gallon<\/a><\/span>, pinching household budgets.<\/p>\n<p>While stock futures are pointing to a decline on Monday, the losses aren&#8217;t as steep as some had projected following the failed negotiations over the weekend, said Adam Crisafulli, an analyst with Vital Knowledge, in a Monday research note.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Hormuz blockade in reality isn&#8217;t as draconian as it initially appeared \u2014 the U.S. Navy is focused on interdicting ships traveling to\/from Iranian ports, not all vessels moving through the waterway,&#8221; Crisafulli said.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div style=\"min-height:426px\" id=\"datawrapper-vis-sy9s7\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/sy9s7\/full.png\" alt=\"Number of ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz each day (Column Chart)\"\/><\/div>\n<p><amp-iframe width=\"100\" height=\"100\" layout=\"responsive\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin\" resizable=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/sy9s7\/5\/\">  <\/amp-iframe><\/div>\n<p>U.S. Central Command said the U.S. Navy won&#8217;t stop vessels heading through the strait to and from non-Iranian ports.<\/p>\n<p>Traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, through which about 20% of the world&#8217;s energy supplies are shipped, has been <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/strait-of-hormuz-lower-traffic-despite-iran-war-ceasefire\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">significantly curtailed<\/a><\/span> since the war began in late February. 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