© Reuters. The New York Stock Exchange is picturedBy Sruthi Shankar
(Reuters) – Futures pointed to a weak start for Wall Street’s main indexes on Thursday on fears that soaring COVID-19 cases will stifle growth in the world’s largest economy.
The S&P 500 index () was set for its third straight session of losses, retreating further from an all-time high hit on Monday after positive data was released on a coronavirus vaccine.
The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 surpassed a grim new milestone of 250,000 on Wednesday as New York City’s schools called a halt to in-classroom instruction, the latest in restrictions to curb the spread of the virus.
While trillions of dollars in stimulus and optimism around a vaccine have driven Wall Street to record highs following a coronavirus-driven crash in March, investors are wary of the near-term damage caused by tightening restrictions and in the absence of fresh stimulus measures.
All eyes will be on the Labor Department’s weekly jobless claims data due at 8:30 a.m. ET. Claims are expected to edge down to 707,000 in the week ended Nov. 14, from 709,000 in the week before.
At 6:56 a.m. ET, were down 68 points, or 0.23%,
L Brands Inc (N:) surged 16.1% premarket after posting better-than-expected quarterly results, helped by record sales growth at Bath & Body Works and higher demand for Victoria’s Secret lingerie.
Department store operator Macy’s Inc (N:) fell 4% after it reported a more than 20% fall in third-quarter comparable sales.
Nvidia Corp (O:) slipped 1.3% after company executives said data center chip sales would fall slightly in the fourth quarter.
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