U.S. stock-index futures plunged on Friday, as fears of a global coronavirus pandemic and its potential economic fallout continued to pressure on world markets. On this backdrop, investors even ignored a blowout U.S. jobs report.
Global Stocks:
Index/commodity | Last | Today's Change, points | Today's Change, % |
Nikkei | 20,749.75 | -579.37 | -2.72% |
Hang Seng | 26,146.67 | -621.20 | -2.32% |
Shanghai | 3,034.51 | -37.17 | -1.21% |
S&P/ASX | 6,216.20 | -179.50 | -2.81% |
FTSE | 6,488.79 | -216.64 | -3.23% |
CAC | 5,155.44 | -205.66 | -3.84% |
DAX | 11,543.94 | -400.78 | -3.36% |
Crude oil | $43.84 | | -4.49% |
Gold | $1,672.00 | | +0.24% |