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U.S. futures shed over 6 percent as global stocks slide


    LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell by more than 6 percent in European trade on Friday, mirroring a sharp decline in global equity markets.

    December Dow Jones, Standard & Poor's 500 and Nasdaq 100 Futures tumbled between 6.3 and 6.7 percent by 0945 GMT, echoing European equities, which fell by more than 9 percent to their lowest since May 2003 after a slew of profit warnings and mounting concern about the potential for recession.

    The MSCI global equities index lost 4.5 percent.

    (Reporting by Amanda Cooper)