Japanese index futures
declined with U.S. stocks as the yen traded near a one-week high amid
concern western nations will step up pressure on Russia, while crude oil weakened. Citigroup Inc. dropped in extended trading after failing the Federal Reserve™s stress test for banks.Nikkei 225 Stock Average futures fell 0.4 percent in Chicago as the Standard & Poor™s 500 Index closed 0.7 percent lower after losses accelerated in the last hour of trading. Japan™s currency was little changed at 102.08 per dollar by 6:44 a.m. in Tokyo following yesterday™s 0.2 percent gain. Citigroup lost more than 5 percent after hours, while JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Bank of America Corp. rose after saying they™ll boost dividends. Oil in New York jumped 1.1 percent as gold fell.
U.S. stocks erased earlier gains fueled by better-than-estimated durable goods data after President Barack Obama said there were consequences for being complacent over Russia™s annexation of Crimea. Citigroup™s capital plan was among five that failed the Fed™s tests. Bank of America increased its quarterly payout after the Fed™s statement, which said the lender -- along with Goldman Sachs Group Inc. -- only passed after cutting requests for buybacks and dividends.
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