Dow Jones leads losses in US stock index futures ahead of the week's opening sessions.

Futures contracts for U.S. stock indices – March delivery – have declined sharply, recording drops ahead of the opening of the first trading session of this week, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average leading these losses.

It seems that the global tariff war has intensified traders' risk aversion, along with concerns that these tensions may undermine economic activity in the world's largest economies, in terms of Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

This coincided with recent comments from U.S. officials who did not rule out a slowdown in economic activity in the coming period, further weighing on the performance of American stocks.

Performance of U.S. stock index futures before the opening was as follows:

Futures contracts for the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell to the level of 41,273.00 points, losing about 237 points, a decrease of approximately 0.57%.

Futures contracts for the Nasdaq 100 were trading near 19,602.25 points, recording a drop of about 110 points.

Futures contracts for the S&P 500 declined by about 0.58%, trading near the level of 5,607.25 points.