Markets react mildly to the US capture of Venezuelan leader Maduro
Yahoo Finance·2026-01-05 02:02

BANGKOK (AP) — Oil prices fell back Monday while the prices of precious metals surged as markets registered a mild and mixed reaction to the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a weekend raid. Asian shares rallied on heavy buying of tech-related stocks and U.S. futures were flat after small gains Friday on Wall Street. “While the capture of Venezuelan president Maduro by American forces has dominated headlines, financial markets seem unperturbed,” Thomas Mathews of Capital Economics s ...