Monday, January 21, 2008

U.S. stock futures point to major decline on re-open

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- If futures contracts traded on a day when U.S. stocks weren't even due to open are anything near accurate, then markets will be in for a major decline on Tuesday, with concerns about bond insurers and the health of financial institutions dragging markets lower.
March contracts on the Dow Jones Industrial Average traded 353 points lower to 11,753.
The S&P 500 futures fell 55 points to 1,270.10 and the Nasdaq 100 futures lost 72.25 points to 1,777.25.
U.S. markets were closed Monday for the Martin Luther King holiday. Trading won't resume until Tuesday.

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