Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., March 2, 2020.
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7:55 am: Dow futures point to 700-point gain, S&P 500 set for 2.5% jump at open
Futures contracts tied to the major U.S. stock indexes pointed to strong gainsat the opening bell as investor optimism over the prospects of a Gilead Sciences drug treatment for the…