Stock market news live: Stock futures drop after California declares state of emergency over coronavirus - Yahoo Finance

Contracts on the S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq were each off by more than 1% each in early trading, indicating equities would give back some gains after Wednesday’s surge. A still-escalating coronavirus outbreak continued to fuel investor concerns.

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8:30 a.m. ET: Initial jobless claims fall slightly less than expected for week ended Feb. 29

Weekly unemployment claims fell slightly less than expected to a seasonally adjusted 216,000 for the week ended February 29. Consensus economists had expected new jobless claims to decline by 4,000 to 215,000.

Continuing unemployment claims, however, rose less than expected for the week ended February 22. These increased to 1.729 million, from the prior week’s downwardly revised 1.722 million. Consensus economists had expected continuing jobless claims to rise to 1.738 million.

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7:41 a.m. ET: Stock futures sink after California declares state of emergency over coronavirus

U.S. stock futures sank Thursday morning on the heels of a massive rally for stocks during Wednesday’s session, as volatility extended for risk assets.

The overnight dip came as California declared a state of emergency over the coronavirus outbreak, following the announcement of the state’s first confirmed death as a result of the disease. As of Thursday, California had the largest number of cases in the U.S. at more than 50, followed by Washington state with about 44 confirmed cases and 10 deaths.

Overseas, the spread of the coronavirus has continued to broaden, with Switzerland reporting its first death from the disease and concentrated countries of Italy and South Korea continuing to report more cases. Italy has closed schools until March 15, with the death toll in the country topping 100 among more than 3,000 cases, according to the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control.

Here were the main moves during the pre-market session, as of 7:41 a.m. ET:

• S&P 500 futures (ES=F): 3,059.75, down 55 points or -1.77%

• Dow futures (YM=F): 26,521.00, down 444 points or -1.65%

• Nasdaq futures (NQ=F): 8,741.5, down 155 points or -1.74%

• Crude oil (CL=F): $46.93 per barrel, up $0.15 or 0.32%

• Gold (GC=F): $1,653.10 per ounce, up $10.10 or 0.61%

• 10-year Treasury (^TNX): yielding 0.958%, down 3.4 bps

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 04: Traders work the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 4, 2020 in New York City. The news of Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden's delegate lead after the Super Tuesday primaries helped the market rebound and close at over 1,100 points. (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

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