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Stock market news live: U.S. stocks claw back losses as coronavirus routs China markets; Tesla rockets higher - Yahoo Finance

U.S. stocks recovered some losses after a sell-off Friday that sent the Dow lower by 600 points. Equities in China, however, tumbled after an extended Lunar New Year holiday.

10:00 a.m. ET: U.S. manufacturing sector expands for the first time since July

Activity in the U.S. manufacturing sector expanded for the first time in six months in January, in a sign of life after domestic goods-producing industries had contracted for much of last year. 

The Institute for Supply Management’s purchasing mangers’ index registered at 50.9 in January, popping just above the level of 50 to indicate expansion. In December, the ISM’s PMI had been 47.8, and consensus economists had expected the PMI to rise to just 48.5 in January. 

“Global trade remains a cross-industry issue, but many respondents were positive for the first time in several months. Among the six big industry sectors, Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products remains the strongest, followed closely by Computer & Electronic Products. Petroleum & Coal Products is the weakest,” Timothy Fiore, chair of the ISM Business Survey Committee, said in a statement. “Overall, sentiment this month is moderately positive regarding near-term growth.” 

10:00 a.m. ET: U.S. markets bounce to session highs, shake off China’s rout

Major benchmarks are picking up steam, effectively shaking off the rout in Chinese stocks. While coronavirus fears remain in the driver’s seat — and are undermining global growth prospects — investors appear to be driven by U.S. fundamentals (which still remain strong) and bargain hunting.

Barely half an hour into Monday’s trading session, and the S&P 500 (^GSPC), Dow (^DJI) and Nasdaq (^IXIC) are all perched at session highs over 1%.

9:50 a.m. ET: Tesla keeps burning rubber

Wall Street has fallen back in love with Tesla (TSLA), which has been setting new records for the better part of two weeks. In early trading, the shares hit a new high above $709, up a whopping 9% on the session.

The rally picked up speed after the car marker posted Q4 earnings that broadly topped expectations, and has seen a steady increase in analyst upgrades — such as Oppenheimer, which last week rated Tesla as an “Outperform” (keep in mind the stock has already blown past its price target of $650.57). The dramatic move higher has also burned short-sellers, who S3 Partners estimated last week had lost over $4 billion.

9:34 a.m. ET: Stocks open higher after Friday’s coronavirus selloff

The three major U.S. stock indices opened higher Monday morning, pushing the S&P 500 back into positive territory for the year-to-date.

Shares of Nike (NKE) led advances in the Dow, after a pair of bullish recommendations from UBS and JPMorgan pushed the athletic-wear maker’s stock higher. The consumer discretionary, communication and health-care sectors led the S&P 500 higher.

Here were the main moves in markets, as of 9:34 a.m. ET:

  • S&P 500 (^GSPC): +0.55% or +17.71 points to 3,243.23

  • Dow (^DJI): +0.48% or +135.49 points to 28,391.52

  • Nasdaq (^IXIC): +0.67% or +61.75 points to 9,215.52

  • Crude oil (CL=F):  -$0.37 or -0.72% to $51.19 a barrel

  • Gold (GC=F): -$4.60 or -0.29% to $1,583.30 per ounce

9:21 a.m. ET: Oil prices stabilize after WSJ reports Saudi Arabia is mulling a production cut

West Texas intermediate and Brent crude oil prices hovered little changed Monday morning in New York after the Wall Street Journal reported that Saudi Arabia was considering a major, temporary oil production cut to put a floor on prices amid the coronavirus.

According to the report, Saudi Arabia is considering production cuts beyond the 1.7 million barrel-per-day reduction OPEC and its allies had agreed in December to enforce.

The coronavirus has sent prices for both commodities tumbling, as investors fear the outbreak’s impact on demand in China, the world’s largest oil importer. Prices of both West Texas intermediate and Brent are down about 15% for the year to date.

7:36 a.m. ET: Stock futures rise as coronavirus spreads further

U.S. stock futures rebounded slightly after posting sharp declines Friday, which had wiped away the S&P 500’s year to date gains.

In China, the Shanghai Composite tumbled more than 7% as investors furiously tried to price in fears over the coronavirus after an extended market shutdown for the Lunar New Year holiday. Prior to Monday, Chinese markets had been closed since January 23.

China’s National Health Commission said Monday that the coronavirus had claimed the lives of 361 individuals among more than 17,000 confirmed cases. There have been 151 coronavirus cases in 23 countries outside of China, according to the World Health Organization’s Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

Here were the main moves during the pre-market session, as of 7:36 a.m. ET:

  • S&P futures (ES=F): 3,237.00, up 13 points or 0.4%

  • Dow futures (YM=F): 28,293.00, up 97 points or 0.34%

  • Nasdaq futures (NQ=F): 9,037.5, up 39.75 points or 0.44%

  • Crude oil (CL=F): $51.69 per barrel, up $0.31 or 0.25%

  • Gold (GC=F): $1,584.00 per ounce, down $3.90 or 0.25%

A trader works at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., January 31, 2020. REUTERS/Bryan R Smith

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