US stock futures plunge before the start of trading

US stock futures plunged before the start of trading today, Friday.

This was due to disappointing US jobs data, which disappointed investors, causing futures to decline at the end of the week.

The US jobs data came out as follows:

73,000 jobs were actually added, compared to expectations of 106,000 jobs.

This indicates a decrease in the actual value compared to expectations.

In addition, the price index rose by 4.2%, compared to the previous estimate of 4.1%.

The futures data were as follows

Dow Jones

Dow Jones futures fell by 0.80%, 

which is approximately 360 points.

Nasdaq

Nasdaq futures fell by 1.01%, 

which is approximately 230 points.

S&P 500

S&P 500 futures fell 0.90%,

 or approximately 55 points.