U.S. stock futures rose Thursday, suggesting that markets may recover ground, as investors await earnings and guidance from the behemoth technology companies that have driven much of the rally this year. Futures tied to the S&P 500 gained 0.7%, a day after the benchmark posted its steepest fall since June 11. Contracts linked to Nasdaq-100 climbed almost 1%, indicating that technology stocks will also climb after the New York opening bell. Apple, Alphabet, Facebook, Amazon.com and...
* E-mini S&P 500 futures rise 1%, oil steadies, dollar gains pause. * MSCI AxJ losses muted compared with Wall St plunge. * Volatility gauges surge as U.S. election looms. * Asian stock markets: https://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4. By Tom Westbrook.
* E-mini S&P 500 futures rise 1%, oil steadies, dollar gains pause. * MSCI AxJ losses muted compared with Wall St plunge. * Volatility gauges surge as U.S. election looms. * Asian stock markets: https://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4. By Tom Westbrook and Pete Schroeder.
Japanese shares fell to a one-month low on Thursday as the return of coronavirus lockdowns in France and Germany put a damper on investor sentiment only days before the U.S. presidential election. The Nikkei 225 Index fell 0.74% to 23,245.98 by 0144 GMT.
Asian stocks were set to join a global sell-off on Thursday as worries about surging coronavirus cases in Europe and the United States sent investors scrambling for safe-haven assets. Australia's ASX 200 fell 1.73% in early trade, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng index futures were off 0.8%. Japan's Nikkei 225 futures were up 0.24% but down 1.23% from the underlying index's close on Wednesday.
U.S. stocks continued to sell off on Wednesday in what is shaping up to be their worst week since late March, as rising coronavirus infections shook investors' confidence in the global economic recovery. The Dow industrials lost 943.24 points, or 3.4%, to 26519.95, their fourth losing session in a row and worst day since June 11.. The S&P 500 fell 119.65, or 3.5%, to 3271.03, its third consecutive down session.
* European stocks close at a five-month low; oil falls 5% * Germany and France go back on lockdown. * U.S. dollar rises again; gold, silver slip. * Graphic: 2020 asset performance http://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn. By Rodrigo Campos.
Wall Street's "fear gauge" is on track for its biggest weekly jump since March as investors worried about rising U.S. and European coronavirus cases, the lack of fiscal stimulus and uncertainty about the U.S. presidential election outcome.
By Herbert Lash. U.S. stocks tumbled on Wednesday, with the Dow closing at lows last seen in late July, as coronavirus cases soared globally and investors also worried about the possibility of a contested U.S. presidential election next week.
U.S. Treasury yields were roughly unchanged across maturities on Wednesday afternoon, as expectations of heavy issuance of new supply offset safe-haven demand amid a dramatic stock sell-off that brought major U.S. stock indexes to one-month lows. Risk assets on Wednesday fell as coronavirus infections surged across the globe and investors expressed some nervousness about the U.S. election.
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