Wall Street jumped nearly 5% on Tuesday, driven by expectations
that Trump would discuss a payroll tax cut and announce other
"major" stimulus measures at a news conference.
While Trump met with fellow Republicans in the U.S. Senate on
Tuesday, he did not outline any steps to bolster domestic
economic growth.
Any plan the White House introduces will need to be approved by
both houses of the U.S. Congress.
Futures also shrugged off a surprise move by the Bank of England
to cut interest rates and support bank lending, which had lifted
sentiment in Europe and Asia overnight. [MKTS/GLOB]
At 6:31 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis <1YMcv1> were down 526 points, or
2.12%. S&P 500 e-minis <EScv1> were down 66 points, or 2.3% and
Nasdaq 100 e-minis <NQcv1> were down 187 points, or 2.24%.
The three main indexes came within a hair's breadth of
confirming bear market territory, implying a drop of 20% from
record highs, on Monday following a collapse in oil prices. The
S&P 500 <.SPX> is now about 15% below its all-time high hit just
three weeks earlier.
(Reporting by Medha Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak
Dasgupta)
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