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Volume Picking Up Sharply in Equity Futures

EQUITIES

Volumes picking up in E-mini S&P futures in recent trade - around 10,000 contracts changing hands inside 60 seconds - the best volumes of the day outside of the open. No real headline to pin the move on at this stage. But swirling risks around stimulus, Merck's vaccine production withdrawal and general profit-taking pre-FOMC Wednesday all contributing.

Biggest laggards on the S&P500 are travel firms, with Carnival Corp, Expedia down 5% or more

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