New quarter, Dow futures drop 200 points, reopening plays down premarket

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The Senate agreed to extend the Paycheck Protection Program through Aug. 8 just hours before the program was set to expire. About $660 billion has been approved for use in the program, with about $130 billion remaining. Sen. Marco Rubio, the Florida Republican who is chairman of the Small Business Committee, said on Twitter that “what we really need to pass very soon is targeted help for those who need a second round of aid.” —Pound, Associated Press

Economists expect the ADP private sector jobs report to show 2.5 million payrolls were added in June. The 8:15 a.m. ET report is viewed as a preview of sorts for the government’s employment report, which is due Thursday morning. The government report is expected to show that 2.9 million jobs were created in June, up from the 2.5 million in May, according to Dow Jones. The ADP number does not correlate with government data many times. For May, ADP showed a decline of 2.76 million jobs.  Economists had expected a substantial 8 million decline in May payrolls, and were surprised by the gain. — Domm

Shares of FedEx jumped more than 11{3c4481f38fc19dde56b7b1f4329b509c88239ba5565146922180ec5012de023f} during premarket trading after the company’s fourth quarter results beat analyst estimates on the top and bottom line as consumers flocked online amid the pandemic. Separately, JPMorgan upgraded shares to an overweight rating, based on the company’s ability to hike prices.

CNBC PRO subscribers can read more about the firm’s bull case here. – Stevens

In the first trading day of the third quarter, U.S. equity futures ticked lower and pointed to losses at the open on Wednesday. Dow futures dropped about 220 points, or 0.9{3c4481f38fc19dde56b7b1f4329b509c88239ba5565146922180ec5012de023f}. S&P 500 futures fell 0.6{3c4481f38fc19dde56b7b1f4329b509c88239ba5565146922180ec5012de023f} and Nasdaq-100 futures slid 0.4{3c4481f38fc19dde56b7b1f4329b509c88239ba5565146922180ec5012de023f}. 

On Tuesday, the Dow climbed 217 points, or 0.85{3c4481f38fc19dde56b7b1f4329b509c88239ba5565146922180ec5012de023f}, to close out the best quarter for stocks in decades. The S&P rallied 1.54{3c4481f38fc19dde56b7b1f4329b509c88239ba5565146922180ec5012de023f} and the Nasdaq Composite closed up 1.9{3c4481f38fc19dde56b7b1f4329b509c88239ba5565146922180ec5012de023f}. — Fitzgerald

— with reporting from CNBC’s Patti Domm. 

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