U.S. stock futures turn positive after worst week since October
U.S. stock futures rose late Sunday, following Wall Street’s worst week since October.
After initially dropping more than 300 points, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures YM00,
Stocks tumbled Friday, with the three major indexes posting their worst week, and overall month, since October, as volatile trading in a number of heavily shorted companies such as GameStop GME,
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“The Street is gingerly buying back those positions that got squeezed out last week after deleveraging ran roughshod over the market ecosphere,” Stephen Innes, chief global markets strategist at Axi wrote in a note Sunday. “I think it’s still wise to remain cautious as risk sentiment is likely to spin like a top over the next 48 hours amid COVID vaccine efficacy concerns, especially with the Reddit Red Raiders’ toxic flow on traders’ minds.”
Last week, the Dow DJIA,