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* Futures dip: Dow 0.12%, S&P 0.16%, Nasdaq 0.01%
By Uday Sampath Kumar
April 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged lower on
Wednesday as the United States posted a record single-day jump
of more than 1,800 coronavirus deaths, grinding out optimism
around early signs of the outbreak slowing.
Despite strong early gains on Tuesday after health officials
said the pandemic may kill fewer Americans than recent
projections, the three major indexes ended lower as oil prices
tumbled.
New York, the U.S. epicenter of the pandemic, was one of
several states to post their highest number of daily
virus-related fatalities on Tuesday, with total infections in
the country approaching 400,000. Meanwhile, Tesla Inc TSLA.O became the latest U.S. company
to furlough staff and cut salaries during a shut down of its
U.S. production facilities. At 05:34 a.m. EDT, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 28 points,
or 0.12%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 4.25 points, or
0.16% and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 0.75 points, or
0.01%.
SPDR S&P 500 ETFs SPY.P were down 0.46%.