U.S. stocks fell sharply after the start of trading on Tuesday, March 3 - the fourth day of the war between the United States and Iran. Moreover, quotations fell more than a day earlier, when the U.S. stock exchanges opened for the first time since the conflict began. Investors are concerned about oil, which has risen to a maximum of almost two years and the possibility that the confrontation in the Middle East may be prolonged.

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Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft

UniCredit S.p.A.

Raiffeisen Bank International AG

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M-tron Industries, Inc.

Shares of M-tron Industries, a small-cap firm that manufactures frequency and spectrum control products for electronic circuits, could now rise about 12% on a two-month horizon, according to a trade idea released by Freedom Broker (and seen by <i>Oninvest</i>). The analysts cite a likely rise in military spending amid the escalating conflict in the Middle East.

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TMD Energy Limited

Trio Petroleum Corp.

STAK Inc.

The biggest gainers in the small-cap segment on Monday were three energy companies, whose shares surged more than 149% on the day. The stocks rallied on concerns over oil supplies in the Middle East amid renewed hostilities between Iran and the U.S. and Israel, Benzinga <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/26/03/50991856/trio-petroleums-cooling-off-after-hours-after-169-rally-what-made-tpet-shoot-up">reported</a>.

Three energy stocks more than double, lead small-cap gains as oil prices rise

Venture Global, Inc.

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

On Monday, the securities of the company, which has collapsed 60% since its IPO, added 17%, the same amount they are rising by in the March 3 premarket

A little-known US LNG exporter could be a beneficiary of the EU gas crisis

Exxon Mobil Corporation

Chevron Corporation

Occidental Petroleum Corporation

The growth of oil prices accelerated at the trading on March 3. Quotes added more than 9% and exceeded $85 per barrel. The cost of raw materials reached the maximum since mid-July 2024. American oil West Texas Intermediate (WTI) grew by 7.2% - up to $76.4 per barrel.

Oil has surpassed $85 a barrel. It's at its highest since July 2024

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

SK hynix Inc.

Global funds have withdrawn more than $3 billion from local assets amid a wave of risk avoidance

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Shell plc

Eni S.p.A.

TotalEnergies SE

Galp Energia, SGPS, S.A.

Wall Street's largest investment bank sees European share prices as "efficient rather than outright overvalued"

JPMorgan bet on Europe's oil and gas majors over Gulf risks

NVIDIA Corporation

Amazon.com, Inc.

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.

AST SpaceMobile, Inc.

MongoDB, Inc.

Daily review and forecast of events on the U.S. stock market from Mikhail Denislamov, Deputy Director of Freedom Capital Markets Research.