Microsoft, Salesforce Lead Markets Lower As Russia-Ukraine Tensions Rise

U.S. indices traded sharply lower Thursday amid growing concerns over a potential Russian attack on Ukraine.

• The Nasdaq composite traded lower by 2.90% to 13,716; The Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 QQQ lost 2.97% to $345.45
• The S&P 500 traded fell by 2.12% to 4,380; The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPY lost 2.14% to $437.06
• The Dow Jones composite traded lower by 1.56% at 11,445; The SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust DIA finished lower by 1.71% at $343.86

Here are the day's winners and losers from the Dow Jones, according to data from Benzinga Pro.

Cisco Systems Inc CSCO, Visa Inc V and Walmart Inc WMT were among the only gainers for the DIA.

3M Co MMM, Salesforce.com, inc. CRM and Microsoft Corporation MSFT were among the top losers for the Dow Jones.

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