Dow falls more than 200 points | U.S. coronavirus cases keep rising | Pfizer vaccine update

Stocks tried to rebound from Monday's sell-off but struggled to find their footing as coronavirus cases continue to rise at an alarming rate.

VIEW IN BROWSER | SUBSCRIBE TUE, OCT 27, 2020 EVENING BRIEF AS OF TUE, OCT 27, 2020 • 04:30 ET DJIA 27463.19 -0.80% -222.19 S&P 500 3390.68 -0.30% -10.29 NASDAQ 11431.35 +0.64% +72.41   Most Active DOW NAME LAST CHG %CHG AAPL 116.60 +1.55 +1.35% INTC 45.64 -1.08 -2.31% CSCO 36.87 -0.80 -2.12% S&P 500 NAME LAST CHG %CHG AMD 78.88 -3.35 -4.07% GE 7.10 -0.28 -3.79% AAPL 116.60 +1.55 +1.35% NASDAQ NAME LAST CHG %CHG AMD 78.88 -3.35 -4.07% AAPL 116.60 +1.55 +1.35% AAL 11.23 -0.57 -4.83%   EDITOR'S NOTE Stocks tried to rebound from Monday's sell-off but struggled to find their footing as coronavirus cases continue to rise at an alarming rate.   The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed more than 200 points lower and the S&P 500 dipped 0.3%.    A CNBC analysis of data from Johns Hopkins University showed daily U.S. coronavirus cases have risen by an average of 69,967 over the past week, a record. The average number of Covid-19 hospitalizations has also risen by at least 5% in 36 states over the past seven days, according to data from the Covid Tracking Project. Concerns over the coronavirus led investors to buy further into the so-called stay-at-home trade, which is made up of stocks that benefit from people staying inside. Online retailers Shopify and Amazon rose 4.3% and 2.5%, respectively. Zoom Video gained 4.1%. Microsoft advanced 1.5%. Those gains led the Nasdaq Composite to a 0.6% advance.    All of this comes as investors brace for the U.S. presidential election that is one week away. Some fear stocks could remain volatile after the vote if the results are contested or are not readily available on Election Day itself. But KKM Financial CEO Jeff Kilburg thinks the market will ride out the election turbulence.   "We feel the trajectory and the heavy hand of the Fed will continue to push markets higher regardless of the election outcome," he said in a note. "This muted effect of the election is reinforced by the fact that the S&P 500 remains tethered to 3,400 ... just a few percentage points off of All-Time highs."     Catch The News with Shepard Smith at 7 p.m. ET on CNBC. The nightly newscast provides deep, non-partisan coverage and perspective on the day's most important stories. Fred Imbert | CNBC Markets Reporter @foimbert TOP NEWS  Dow falls more than 200 points as coronavirus cases continue to rise, tech shares lift Nasdaq Covid hospitalizations rising in 36 states as U.S. hits another record for average new cases New York City mayor asks residents to avoid traveling out of state during the holidays Crucial Covid vaccine data expected from Pfizer this week now unlikely to come before U.S. election Trump campaign ran a Facebook ad implying he won the election, which is supposed to be against the company's rules JPMorgan creates new unit for blockchain projects, says the technology is close to making money Tiffany, LVMH are in talks to reduce the value of their deal and settle dispute, sources say Could Microsoft earnings prove volatile? Options traders are betting on it Turkish lira hits yet another record low, pushing past 8 to the dollar amid France row  Amazon is hiring 100,000 seasonal staff for the holidays   TOP VIDEO What investors should know about ETFs ahead of 2021   CNBC PRO An investor's guide to the most likely election scenarios and their possible impact on stocks   SPECIAL REPORTS World Bank Group invests in a start-up tackling the $2.5 trillion food waste problem New retirement bill has perks for seniors, student loan borrowers   Unsubscribe Manage Newsletters Terms of Service Join the CNBC Panel Digital Products Feedback Privacy Policy   © 2020 CNBC LLC. All rights reserved. A property of NBCUniversal. 900 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes and Market Data and Analysis. Data also provided by THOMSON REUTERS