NEW: Dow Jones opens up slightly higher at the end of a week that saw markets reel from coronavirus impacts on the global economy.
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U.S. financial markets were set to open higher on Friday, possibly on news of government actions taken to help quell investors' ongoing anxieties over theFutures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average pointed to an opening jump of approximately 400 points, or around 2%. Futures on the S&P 500 were similarly up, indicating an opening rise of 1%.A pedestrian wearing a surgical mask and gloves walks past the New York Stock Exchange, March 19, 2020, in New York.
A pedestrian wearing a surgical mask and gloves walks past the New York Stock Exchange, March 19, 2020, in New York.Amid the financial uncertainty, the Federal Reserve has pulled out all the stops to help boost the economy. The Fed announced approximately half a dozen actions it would take -- including everything from slashing interest rates and launching a short-term lending facility.
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