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The stock market showed little reaction to President Donald Trump’s extraordinary action in Venezuela as investors bet the attack, as well as the capture of leader Nicolas Maduro, would not lead to a bigger geopolitical conflict.
S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures were higher in premarket trading Monday, up 0.3% and 0.8%, respectively. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average were last up by 35 points, or 0.1%.
The oil market rose just modestly, though energy stocks helped lift the market, as traders bet the takeover of Venezuela, which has the world’s largest proven oil reserves, will benefit oil and gas companies. Chevron
, which already has an established presence in the country, rallied more than 7%. Shares of Exxon Mobil
