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Dow futures sink 350 points as US officials warn of coronavirus spread
By Rob McLean, CNN Business
Updated 11:41 PM ET, Wed February 26, 2020
New York (CNN Business)Dow futures dropped 350 points late Wednesday after US health authorities said they've discovered a case of novel coronavirus in the country without knowing its origin.
Other major US indexes also declined in after-hours trading. S&P 500 (SPX) and Nasdaq (COMP) futures each fell 1.3%.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said earlier that a resident of Solano County, California, tested positive for the virus without having "relevant travel history or exposure to another known patient." They warned that the case could indicate that the virus has begun moving through a community in the United States for the first time.
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