European stocks and U.S. futures fall as American coronavirus cases climb

European stocks opened lower, tracking losses for U.S. stock futures as investor concern grew over climbing cases of the coronavirus in America. The Stoxx Europe 600 index fell 1.7% to 315.96, with the FTSE 100 index out in front with a 3.1% drop to 5,634.43. Dow Jones Industrial Average stock futures fell 248 points, or 1.1%, to 22,105, while S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 futures dropped over 1% each. Losses come after the Dow industrials re-entered bull-market territory on Thursday, with a gain of more than 6%, while the Stoxx Europe 600 rose 2.7%. The U.S. now has the most cases of coronavirus in the world, passing China with more than 85,000 cases.