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Related: About this forumSTOCK MARKET WATCH - Monday, 2 March 2020
STOCK MARKET WATCH, Monday, 2 March 2020
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Dow Jones 25,409.36 -357.28 (1.39%)
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Nasdaq 8,567.37 +0.89 (0.010%)
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STOCK MARKET WATCH - Monday, 2 March 2020 (Original Post)
Tansy_Gold
Mar 2020
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Tansy_Gold
(17,860 posts)1. 'Toon hot links not working, so . . . .
. . . .I will hold off on posting a new 'toon until DU is fully functional again.
Roland99
(53,342 posts)2. Asian markets down and US futures negative
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-stock-futures-sink-suggesting-the-worst-isnt-over-for-wall-street-2020-03-01?mod=home-page
Asian market update
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-01/yuan-drops-with-aussie-on-virus-fear-economy-woes-markets-wrap
U.S. stock market futures fell sharply late Sunday, suggesting further losses when trading begins Monday, following the worst week on Wall Street since 2008.
Dow Jones Industrial Average futures YM00, -0.65% initially fell more than 300 points, but stabilized and were last down around 250 points. S&P 500 futures ES00, -0.87% and Nasdaq Compoosite futures NQ00, -0.86% were down around 1%.
Dow Jones Industrial Average futures YM00, -0.65% initially fell more than 300 points, but stabilized and were last down around 250 points. S&P 500 futures ES00, -0.87% and Nasdaq Compoosite futures NQ00, -0.86% were down around 1%.
Asian market update
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-01/yuan-drops-with-aussie-on-virus-fear-economy-woes-markets-wrap
Another painful session for global markets began Monday with a slump in equities and a slide in sovereign bond yields, as investors reacted to a much deeper decline in Chinas manufacturing than expected, and the continued spread of the coronavirus.
Japanese stocks opened 1.3% lower, and S&P 500 futures slumped over 1%, with a signal from the Federal Reserve Friday that its open to easing policy providing little comfort. Australian and New Zealand 10-year yields set new record lows and Treasury yields slid below 1.1%. Moves did ease somewhat in currencies in early trading and oil pared its losses, while South Koreas won climbed on strong trade data.
Japanese stocks opened 1.3% lower, and S&P 500 futures slumped over 1%, with a signal from the Federal Reserve Friday that its open to easing policy providing little comfort. Australian and New Zealand 10-year yields set new record lows and Treasury yields slid below 1.1%. Moves did ease somewhat in currencies in early trading and oil pared its losses, while South Koreas won climbed on strong trade data.