US Shares-Nasdaq futures rise 1% as tech shares snap again

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* Futures up: Dow .8%, S&P .9%, Nasdaq 1.1%

Nov 11 (Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures jumped on Wednesday as signs of a working COVID-19 vaccine lifted hopes of a a lot quicker-than-predicted economic rebound even as some states braced for new company restrictions to beat surging infections.

Nasdaq 100 futures had been up much more than 1% just after underperforming this 7 days, with technologies mega-caps together with Netflix Inc, Amazon.com Inc and Facebook Inc , the so-termed continue to be-at-residence shares, attaining about 1% in premarket trading.

Encouraging knowledge from a late-stage vaccine previously this 7 days prompted a rotation away from keep-at-property beneficiaries, these types of as technologies shares, and lifted demand for shares delicate to financial growth, as perfectly as people that have lagged this year which include vitality, financials and industrials.

The major U.S. infectious disorder expert urged warning right until a vaccine can be accredited and distributed, as California and several states throughout the U.S. Midwest tightened restrictions for residents.

Marketplaces also obtained a strengthen following Democrat Joe Biden was projected the winner of the U.S. election on Saturday. Although President Donald Trump pursues a flurry of lawsuits hard the success, lawful gurus say the litigation has little prospect of shifting the end result.

At 06:39 a.m. ET, Dow E-minis have been up .78% and S&P E-minis acquired .85%.

Lyft Inc jumped 5.5% immediately after the trip-hailing application stated it was functioning on a new assistance to acquire a slice of the burgeoning meals-supply industry, as it works to make up for a drop in quarterly earnings. (Reporting by Medha Singh in Bengaluru Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)