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(Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures fell more than 1% on Thursday as the growing spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant cast doubts over an economic recovery, while a rout in Chinese technology stocks appeared to have spilled over.
Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic warned that a spike in the highly infectious variant could hamper a U.S. economic recovery.
Minutes of the Federal Reserve’s June meeting also showed that officials felt that an economic recovery still had a long way to go.
U.S.-listed Chinese stocks tumbled in premarket trading, tracking steep losses in China and Hong Kong as investors feared more strict measures from Beijing on the technology sector.
E-commerce giant Alibaba (NYSE:) Group fell 2.6%, while internet search engine Baidu (NASDAQ:) shed 3.8%.
Didi Global, whose app takedown by the Chinese government had sparked a recent selloff, fell 6.5%, while FAANG group of companies dropped between 0.9% to 1.7%.
The , Wall Street’s fear gauge, jumped 3.1 points to its highest level in over two weeks.
At 5:50 a.m. ET, were down 367 points, or 1.06%. were down 43.75 points, or 1.01% and were down 156.5 points, or 1.06%.
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