Stocks jump on hopes for central bank response to coronavirus outbreak
by Jay Heflin
| March 02, 2020 10:19 AM
U.S. stocks rose as markets opened on Monday following a sell-off last week, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.93%, as investors hoped for a coordinated monetary policy response from central banks around the world to counteract the economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak.
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq were also in positive territory, 1.16%, and 1.24%, respectively.
Meanwhile, the coronavirus outbreak continues to threaten markets, as infections have been reported on both coasts of the country. Late last week, cases in Washington, California, and Oregon were announced. Over the weekend, cases of the virus were announced in Rhode Island and New York. On Sunday, the second death in the United States was announced because of the virus.
Earlier on Monday, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said that governments need to act swiftly to overcome the virus and its effect on the economy. It projects that global economic growth could fail anywhere from half of a percentage point to 2.4% “and could push several economies into recession.â€
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