S&P 500 futures extend fall, down 5.3 percent

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Dow Jones futures were down 5.4 percent and Nasdaq futures traded 5.7 percent lower.

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Futures on the U.S. S&P 500 stock market index extended their fall on Tuesday, trading 5.3 percent lower at 1,255.30 points at 3:30 a.m. EST.

Dow Jones futures were down 5.4 percent and Nasdaq futures traded 5.7 percent lower.

Wall Street's cash equities markets were closed on Monday for Martin Luther King Day.

(Reporting by Peter Starck; Editing by Quentin Bryar)

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