BREAKING: Dow set to plummet more than 900 points as Wall Street braces for another wild day

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U.S. stock futures fell sharply on Wednesday as investors worried about a possible fiscal stimulus package aimed at curbing slower economic growth due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Around 9:03 a.m. ET, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures indicated a loss of more than 900 points at the open. S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures also pointed to steep losses.

 

Oil prices fell along with Treasury yields. U.S. crude fell more than 3% to $33.17 per barrel. Meanwhile, the benchmark 10-year note yield traded at 0.7%.

President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday a 0% payroll tax rate that could last until the end of the year. However, the timing of such policies being implemented remains uncertain.

Trump’s comment came as the number of coronavirus cases around the world total more than 100,000, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. In the U.S. alone, more than 1,000 cases have been confirmed. This increase in cases added to fears of a global economic slowdown and have increased calls for government intervention.

“We need to see meaningful support for economic activity and credit backstops especially for small businesses, not a targeted approach executed only by the executive branch,” Joe Kalish, chief global macro strategist at Ned Davis Research, said in a note. “We will likely need congressional involvement.  This is a potential solvency problem.”

Central banks have also acted to curb slower economic growth. The Bank of England on Wednesday cut its benchmark rate by 50 basis points to 0.25%. The move follows a 50 basis-point rate cut by the Federal Reserve earlier this month. 

 

The uncertainty around fiscal stimulus, coupled with a reduction in travel demand and rising coronavirus cases, pressured airline and cruise line stocks. American, Delta, United and JetBlue all fell more than 2% in the premarket. Norwegian Cruise Line and Carnival fell 4.4% and 7%, respectively. 

Wednesday’s moves came after the major averages posted sharp gains in the previous session. The Dow rallied more than 1,100 points while the S&P 500 had its best one-day performance since Dec. 26, 2018.

“Stocks posted impressive headline gains, but more strength needs to be seen beneath the surface to have confidence that the downside momentum in stocks has been broken,” Willie Delwiche, investment strategist at Baird, said in a note. “The weight of the evidence continues to argue for caution in the near term and we recommend that investors remain patient in the face of ongoing market volatility.”

 

 

The recent stock market volatility is unlike anything investors experienced in 2019. In 2019, the major averages all averaged daily moves of less than 1%. Over the past 12 trading days, the average price change has been well above 3%.

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