Russia and Ukraine agreed to hold the third round of negotiations as soon as possible. The head of the Russian delegation said that the two sides have reached an agreement on the opening of humanitarian corridors and the way to declare a temporary ceasefire to ensure the evacuation of civilians, which is a substantial progress. The Nasdaq, which fell more than 1% during the session, erased half of the losses, the Dow, which once fell more than 200 points, turned up, and the S&P turned up in the short term.
According to CCTV, on Thursday, March 3, local time, the second round of talks between Russia and Ukraine ended, and the two sides reached an agreement on a temporary ceasefire and the establishment of humanitarian channels. The two sides will maintain communication and cooperation on the establishment of humanitarian corridors in the near future. Russia and Ukraine agreed to hold the third round of negotiations as soon as possible.
According to another CCTV report, Podolyak, an adviser to the Ukrainian President’s Chief of Staff, said that Ukraine did not get the desired results and could consider a ceasefire during the evacuation of civilians in areas where humanitarian corridors have been established. Mezinsky, the head of the Russian delegation, said the main issue negotiated on Thursday was saving civilians. Both Russia and Ukraine have reached an agreement on the form of opening a humanitarian corridor for civilians and the method of declaring a temporary ceasefire to ensure the evacuation of civilians, which is a substantial progress in the negotiations. Leslutsky, a member of the Russian negotiating delegation and chairman of the State Duma International Affairs Committee, said that the agreement reached by Russia and Ukraine still needs to be approved by the parliaments of the two countries. The third round of negotiations will be held in the near future, and it is not ruled out that there will be multiple rounds of negotiations.
After the end of the Russia-Ukraine negotiations, the three major U.S. stock indexes that turned down in early trading narrowed their intraday losses. The Nasdaq, which fell nearly 1.6% when it refreshed its daily low in early trading, erased about half of the losses. The Dow, which had fallen nearly 250 points in early trading, turned up. The S&P 500, which once fell more than 0.9%, turned up in the short term.
Brent crude oil futures fell below US$110 in the early trading of US stocks to refresh the daily low, fell more than 3% in the day, once rose above US$113 in midday trading, and turned up, and once exceeded US$114, up more than 1% in the day, but soon It turned down again, once falling below $112, down nearly 1% in the day. Some commentators said that the decline in crude oil on Thursday was mainly due to the negotiation of the Iran nuclear deal, which led investors to expect that the United States and Iran would soon reach an agreement on the nuclear agreement, which may bring new oil supply to the severely undersupplied market.
Gold, which retreated on Wednesday, maintained its rebound momentum on Thursday. New York gold futures were generally above $1,930 in midday U.S. stocks, rising at least 0.5% in the day, and only fell below $1,930 in a short-term.
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