S&P 500 futures fall after McMaster ouster

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The then-National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster in Washington, US, March 15, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/Files
 

SAN FRANCISCO: S&P 500 e-mini futures fell 0.33 percent late Thursday after US President Donald Trump tweeted that he was replacing his national security advisor.

Trump tweeted that he was replacing National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster with John Bolton, a hawk who has advocated using military force against Iran and North Korea, and a hard line against Russia.

Bolton will effectively take up his new role on April 9, 2018.