Stocks are likely to come under pressure in early trading on Monday, extending the pullback seen over the course of the previous session. The major index futures are currently pointing to a sharply lower open for the markets, with the Dow futures down by 506 points.
Concerns about a resurgence of the coronavirus are likely to weigh on Wall Street, as the delta variant contributes to a spike in infections in the U.S.
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