European stocks drop and Dow futures slide 400 points as rising COVID-19 cases set to trigger more restrictions – MarketWatch

People wear protective masks as they shop at an outside market in the Neukoelln district during the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic on October 27, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. Getty ImagesEuropean stocks fell for a third-straight session on Wednesday, with U.S. equity futures also sliding as investors juggled another busy earnings day and braced for more restrictions to come from rising coronavirus cases on the continent.
The Stoxx Europe 600 index SXXP, -1.76% fell 2.3%, after closing nearl