Wall Street quietly mixed early while crude prices soar $3 after Trump sanctions Russian oil giants

Trading on Wall Street was modestly mixed ahead of the opening bell Thursday while crude prices jumped more than 5% after U.S. President Donald Trump announced sanctions on Russian oil giants.

Futures for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq were each up less than 0.1%, while futures for the Dow Jones industrials inched down about 0.1%.