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Wall Street stock futures open lower as Trump extends coronavirus lockdown to April 30

• Dow (INDU) futures dropped 1.7%, S&P 500 (SPX) 1.8% and Nasdaq (COMP) 1.5%
• Sunday President Donald Trump extended the coronavirus social distancing guidelines until April 30 
• Wall Street suffered as the CDC urged people in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut to refrain from non-essential domestic travel 
• New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo slammed Trump's suggestion of a Tri-State lockdown due to the impact on the financial industry 
• Earlier this week the Dow was up 12.8% on the New York Stock Exchange, the biggest weekly gain since 1938 
• S&P 500 had risen 10.26% and the Nasdaq had gained more than 9% last week 
• Coronavirus symptoms: what are they and should you see a doctor?

By Leah Simpson For Dailymail.com

Published: 03:33 BST, 30 March 2020 | Updated: 07:34 BST, 30 March 2020

Stock futures opened lower on Sunday night as President Donald Trump extended the coronavirus social distancing guidelines until April 30.

Dow Jones Industrial Average futures dropped 371 points to 1.7 percent, Standard & Poor (S&P) 500 1.8 percent and Nasdaq (COMP) 1.5 percent, as the country prepared for at least another month of closures for non-essential businesses to help stop the spread of COVID-19.

Wall Street suffered as the CDC urged people in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut to refrain from non-essential domestic travel after New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo slammed Trump's suggestion of a Tri-State lockdown due to the impact on the financial industry. 

Stock futures opened lower on Sunday night as President Donald Trump extended the coronavirus social distancing guidelines until April 30

Dow Jones Industrial Average (pictured) futures dropped 371 points to 1.7 percent, Standard & Poor (S&P) 500 1.8 percent and Nasdaq (COMP) 1.5percent

Earlier this week the Dow was up 12.8 percent on the New York Stock Exchange, the biggest weekly gain since 1938. 

It exited its bear market on Thursday after historic lows on Wall Street. 

The S&P 500 had risen 10.26 percent and the Nasdaq had gained more than 9 percent. It was as the proposed $2trillion stimulus promised help to get the markets back up.

But the Dow, which has shed 20 percent in the past month - dropped more than 900 points Friday. 

On Friday, Trump signed a $2trillion stimulus bill to help small businesses that have been forced to close amid the pandemic and to provide some relief to individuals who have taken a loss of earnings. 

Trump said Sunday he hopes by June the US will on the road to financial recovery. He had earlier given a timeline as soon as Easter. 

During the media briefing, he also thanked UPS (-2.27 percent) and FedEx (-4 percent) for their continued work.

Trump warned that the peak of coronavirus is expected to hit in two weeks. It's after the official death toll in the U.S. doubled from 1,000 to 2,000 in just one day. 

Last week the US passed China in the number of coronavirus cases. 

Globally more than 710,000 have been infected and 33,000 died. 

The Institute for Supply Management's forthcoming Wednesday report could provide some insight into how manufacturing has affected the economy and a Friday jobs report will also help investors.

Last week saw a record number of unemployment applications in the United States as 3.2 million applied for benefits in the space of one week.

WHAT'S IN $2 TRILLION ECONOMIC STIMULUS PACKAGE?

Loans and guarantees to businesses, state and local governments: $500 billion. Includes up to $50 billion for passenger airlines, $8 billion for cargo carriers, $17 billion for "businesses critical to maintaining national security." Companies accepting loans may not repurchase outstanding stock; must maintain their employment levels as of March 13, 2020 "to the extent practicable"; and bar raises for two years to executives earning over $425,000 annually. Companies are not eligible for loans if top administration officials, members of Congress or their families have 20% control.

Small businesses: Includes $350 billion in loans for companies with 500 employees or fewer, including nonprofits, self-employed people and hotel and restaurant chains with no more than 500 workers per location. Government provides eight weeks of cash assistance through loans to cover payroll, rent and other expenses, much of which would be forgiven if the company retains workers. Also $17 billion to help small businesses repay existing loans; $10 billion for grants up to $10,000 for small businesses to pay operating costs.

Emergency unemployment insurance: $260 billion. Includes extra 13 weeks of coverage for people who have exhausted existing benefits. Also covers part-time, self-employed, gig economy workers. Weekly benefit increase of up to $600.

Health care: $150 billion. Includes $100 billion for grants to hospitals, public and nonprofit health organizations and Medicare and Medicaid suppliers.

Aid to state and local governments: $150 billion, with at least $1.5 billion for smallest states.

Direct payments to people: One-time payments of $1,200 per adult, $2,400 per couple, $500 per child. Amounts begin phasing out at $75,000 for individuals, $150,000 per couple.

Tax breaks: Temporarily waives penalties for virus-related early withdrawals and eases required minimum annual disbursements from some retirement accounts; increases deductions for charitable contributions. Employers who pay furloughed workers can get tax credits for some of those payments. Postpones business payments of payroll taxes until 2021 or 2022.

Department of Homeland Security: $45 billion for a disaster relief fund to reimburse state and local governments for medical response, community services, other safety measures. Extends federal deadline for people getting driver's licenses with enhanced security features, called REAL ID, from Oct. 1, 2020, to Sept. 30, 2021.

Education: $31 billion. Includes $13.5 billion for states to distribute to local schools and programs, $14 billion to help universities and colleges.

Coronavirus treatments: $27 billion for research and development of vaccines and treatments, stockpiling medical supplies.

Transportation: Includes $25 billion for public transit systems; $10 billion for publicly owned commercial airports, intended to sustain 430,000 transit jobs; $1 billion for Amtrak.

Veterans: $20 billion, including $16 billion for treating veterans at VA facilities; $3 billion for temporary and mobile facilities.

Food and agriculture: $15.5 billion for food stamps; $14 billion for supporting farm income and crop prices; $9.5 billion for specific producers including specialty crops, dairy and livestock; $8.8 billion child nutrition. Money for food banks, farmers' markets.

Defense: $10.5 billion for Defense Department, including $1.5 billion to nearly triple the 4,300 beds currently in military hospitals; $1.4 billion for states to deploy up to 20,000 members of National Guard for six months; $1 billion under Defense Production Act to help private industry boost production of medical gear. Money cannot be used to build President Donald Trump's proposed wall along Mexican border.

Social programs: Includes $3.5 billion in grants for child care and early education programs; $1 billion in grants to help communities address local economic problems; $900 million in heating, cooling aid for low-income families; $750 million for extra staffing for Head Start programs.

Economic aid to communities: $5 billion in Community Development Block Grants to help state and local governments expand health facilities, child care centers, food banks and senior services; $4 billion in assistance for homeless people; $3 billion for low-income renters; $1.5 billion to help communities rebuild local industries including tourism, industry supply chains, business loans; $300 million for fishing industry.

Native American communities: $2 billion for health care, equipment schools and other needs.

Diplomacy: $1.1 billion, including $324 million to evacuate Americans and diplomats overseas; $350 million to help refugees; $258 million in international disaster aid; $88 million for the Peace Corps to evacuate its volunteers abroad.

Elections: $400 million to help states prepare for 2020 elections with steps including expanded vote by mail, additional polling locations.

Arts: $150 million for federal grants to state and local arts and humanities programs; $75 million for Corporation for Public Broadcasting; $25 million for Washington, D.C., Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Congress: $93 million, including $25 million for the House and $10 million for the smaller Senate for teleworking and other costs; $25 million for cleaning the Capitol and congressional office buildings.

 

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