Era of Calm Ends as Volatility Returns to Markets

A series of massive buy orders flooded into the futures market after the close of the U.S. stock market at 4 p.m. in New York. The VIX futures market closes 15 minutes later. In those final moments, VIX futures surged to $33.20, more than double where they had started the day, according to data from FactSet. ................
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