Global stocks drop as WHO says worldwide COVID-19 infections rose for the first time in 7 weeks - Markets Insider

Global stocks fell on Tuesday as the World Health Organization said the number of new COVID-19 infections rose last week for the first time in seven weeks. .

Futures on the Dow Jones, S&P 500, and Nasdaq fell between 0.2% and 0.4%, suggesting US markets would open lower during regular trading.

On a more positive note, the 7-day average number of cases for the UK fell below 8,000 for the first time since early October

China's Shanghai Composite fell 1.2%, Japan's Nikkei fell 0.8%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 1.6%

Brent crude fell 1.1%, to $62.95 a barrel, and West Texas Intermediate fell 1%, to $60.00 barrel