march in particular that was a real boost for major investment banks >>> technology names, strong for asmi, asml almost 5% new data shows u.s. sales and output reveal the toll on the economy is worse than feared u.s. sales slumped 8.7% in march. the worst since this began auto sales dropped 25%, retail clothing sale down 50% restaurants and bars down as well industrial production fell 5.4% from the previous month as factories were closed down to protect workers. that is the worst month since 1946 >>> imf managing director has told cnbc that half of the fund's members have requested bailouts they still expect the economy to grow by 5.8% unless the virus takes a double trip around the world and unless they don't find a vaccine. >> translator: provided that measures to contain it are successful and we see a rebound in the second part of the year, next year, they would be a boost. minus 3% next year, plus 3.8% next year. don't be fooled. we would still be below 2019 even if this projection materializes that could be worse if the virus is going around the world. >> the imf has warned asia will