Stock-index futures fell Sunday, pointing to a lower start for Wall Street on Monday, as the number of coronavirus cases and deaths continues to rise and investors brace for data in the week ahead expected to underline the sharp economic toll of the pandemic.

Futures on the Dow jones Industrial Average YM00, -1.20% fell 437 points, or 2%, to 21,000, while S&P 500 futures ES00, -1.27% lost 2.1% to 24,71. Nasdaq-100 futures NQ00, -1.12% were down 89.50 points, or 1.7%, at 7,443.

Stocks bounced sharply last week, recovering a chunk of the territory lost in the market meltdown that took

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