After ending the previous session mostly lower, stocks may see further downside in early trading on Thursday. The major index futures are currently pointing to a lower open for the markets, with the Dow futures showing a notable decline.
A steep drop by shares of Salesforce (CRM) is likely to weigh on the Dow, as the cloud-based software company is plunging by 16.5 percent in pre-market trading.
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