Futures markets that track US stocks signalled that Wall Street would open more than 1.5% lower. European futures suggested that markets there would open similarly lower. Yields on US Treasury bonds fell too, as did futures tracking crude oil prices. It also raises questions about his campaign for reelection against former Vice President Joe Biden, his Democratic challenger. In Japan, where the news broke late on the trading day, stocks finished nearly 0.8% lower after spending most of the day in positive territory.

Source: bd News24 October 02, 2020 07:30 UTC