07:08 AM EDT, 03/20/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Wall Street futures pointed moderately lower pre-bell Friday after fresh Iranian attacks on Middle East oil-and-gas infrastructure again rattled investors and threatened to pushed crude prices higher.

Persian Gulf nations Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates reported renewed bombardments on Friday.

In the futures, the S&P 500 fell 0.5%, the Nasdaq declined 0.7% and the Dow Jones was off 0.4%.

West Texas Intermediate crude oil traded at near $95.39, largely unchanged.

Yields on benchmark 10-year US Treasuries edged above 4.30% in morning action.

Asian exchanges traded unevenly overnight, while European bourses edged lower midday on the continent.

FedEx (FDX) traded up 8.9% pre-bell after the delivery giant, considered an economy bellwether, reported fiscal Q3 earnings and revenue above Street views, and issued upbeat guidance, late Thursday.

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) fell 24.4% pre-bell after federal prosecutors charged company officials with smuggling servers to China, in violation of US export-control laws.

On the economic calendar, the Baker Hughes domestic oil-and-gas rig count posts at 1 pm ET.

In pre-market action, bitcoin traded at $70,305, and spot gold traded for $4,657 an ounce.