Global Stocks Drop After Countries Impose Omicron-Related Curbs; U.S. Futures Rise

Global stocks fell again connected Monday portion U.S. equity futures rose, arsenic investors mulled the economical implications of a new, highly infectious Covid-19 variant that led immoderate countries to tighten borderline controls and enforce different precautionary measures.

Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 scale dropped 1.63% to its lowest closing level successful a period and a half, aft Japan’s authorities said it would adjacent its borders to each overseas visitors starting Tuesday until much accusation astir the caller variant is available. The Japanese banal benchmark had declined 2.5% connected Friday.