⁍ The United States saw its highest ever number of new COVID-19 cases on Friday and Saturday.
⁍ France registered a record rise in coronavirus infections on Sunday.
⁍ Concerns were also weighed by uncertainty over the timeline of the U.S. coronavirus relief package.
– The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell more than 100 points at the open on Monday, its biggest drop in two weeks, as investors worried about the spread of a deadly virus, reports the Wall Street Journal. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq also were down about 10 points each in the first half-hour of trading, per Reuters.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/australia-stocks-int/australia-shares-slip-as-us-and-europe-covid-19-cases-jump-idUSKBN27A10I