Asian stocks and Wall Street futures plunged on Thursday as surging coronavirus cases seen in the United States and China dampened market mood. This also underscored a longer recovery period for the global economy.
S&P 500 mini futures declined, shedding a total of 1.2% during its early Asian session. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan also lost as much as 1% while Japan’s Nikkei fell 1.3%. In mainland China, blue-chip shares recorded a 0.1% loss during early trade.
On Wall Street, S&P 500 plunged 0.36% on Wednesday. However, tech-heavy Nasdaq.IXIC managed to advance with a 0.15% increase. This could be attributed to the growing optimism of increased demand for online services due to the virus crisis.
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