US stock markets have indicated that shares will open sharply lower after Donald Trump talked about he had examined optimistic for coronavirus.
Stock market futures confirmed that all three of America’s principal indexes – the Dow Jones, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq – are set to drop by on the very least 1.5% each when shopping for and promoting begins on Friday.
The US President tweeted he and his partner Melania had contracted Covid-19.
It comes as a result of the US heads into the last word weeks sooner than the Presidential election.
Mr Trump tweeted: “Tonight FLOTUS [First Lady of the US] I examined optimistic for COVID-19. We’ll begin our quarantine and restoration course of immediately. We’ll get through this TOGETHER!”
Hours earlier, Mr Trump had declared that the tip of the coronavirus pandemic “is in sight”.
In London, the FTSE 100 index opened 0.7% lower at 5,840.58. In France, the Cac-40 is shopping for and promoting down 0.8% whereas Germany’s DAX index will also be down 0.8%.