March 1 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures tumbled when
trading reopened on Sunday night with investors still unnerved
by coronavirus and taking little solace from weekend comments by
U.S. officials that aimed to soothe panic about a pandemic.
Senior officials in President Donald Trump's administration
on Sunday tried to reduce concern about a global recession,
saying the U.S. public had over-reacted and that stocks would
rebound due to the American economy's underlying strength.
S&P 500 e-mini futures ESc1 were down 1.6%, indicating a
another bad day for the benchmark index on Monday after it fell
more than 11% last week, its worst since the 2008 financial
crisis.