(Bloomberg) — U.S. stock index futures slid as concerns over the spread of a SARS-like virus from central China damped demand for equities. S&P 500 Index futures contracts expiring in March fell as much as 0.5% after multiple medical workers were reported to have been infected. Dow Jones Industrial Average contracts were down 0.3% while those on the Nasdaq 100 retreated 0.5%. U.S. markets were closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.Asian Tourism, Consumer Stocks Slip Amid Concern of Virus ImpactAsian stocks tumbled as risk-off sentiment roiled markets and spurred a flight to quality across assets. Gold and the …read more
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