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US STOCKS-Futures down 2 pct, following Europe selloff

Published 09/05/2011, 10:05 PM
Updated 09/05/2011, 10:12 PM
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NEW YORK, Sept 5 (Reuters) - U.S. stock futures tumbled more than 2 percent on Monday in electronic trading, hit hard after European markets slumped on renewed fears the euro zone's sovereign debt crisis is worsening.

European stocks fell 4 percent on Monday, with financial shares falling to their lowest in more than 2 years. Wall Street was closed on Monday for a holiday.

Italy's FTSE MIB <.FTMIB> fell 4.8 percent, on renewed euro zone debt worries, and bond yields on on Italian and Spanish government bonds hit their highest levels in nearly a month as pressure mounts on Italy -- the euro zone's third-largest economy -- to get rising deficits under control. [ID:nL5E7K524Q]

S&P 500 futures lost 26.10 points, or 2.2 percent, to 1143.30, suggesting a sharp drop at the open of U.S. trading Tuesday morning. Nasdaq 100 futures lost 39.5 points, or 1.8 percent, to 2124.50. (Reporting by David Gaffen; Editing by Carol Bishopric)

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