Dow set to sink 400 points as new viral strain overshadows fresh coronavirus aid
December 21, 2020 at 07:01 AM EST
U.S. stock-index futures on Monday were poised for their worst day since October, as investors focused on the emergence of a fast-spreading variant of the novel strain of coronavirus that causes COVID-19, overshadowing optimism from news over the weekend that U.S. lawmakers agreed on a pandemic-relief deal.