U.S. Stocks, Oil Poised to Open Higher on Monday -- Barrons.com
U.S. Stocks, Oil Poised to Open Higher on Monday -- Barrons.com
By Janet H. Cho
珍妮特·H·周(Janet H.Cho)
U.S. stocks and crude oil are poised to open higher on Monday, the first trading day after word of the newly identified Omicron variant of coronavirus rattled investors and sent stocks, oil prices and bond yields plunging on Friday.
美國股市和原油週一有望開盤走高，這是新發現的冠狀病毒Omicron變種的消息令投資者驚慌失措，並導致股市、油價和債券收益率週五暴跌後的第一個交易日。
On Sunday night, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures gained 206 points, or 0.6%, while the S&P 500 futures gained 0.6% and Nasdaq Composite futures gained 0.7%. Crude oil futures were 3.1% higher, at $70.28.
週日晚間，道瓊斯工業平均指數期貨上漲206點，漲幅0.6%，標準普爾500指數期貨上漲0.6%，納斯達克綜合指數期貨上漲0.7%。原油期貨上漲3.1%，至每桶70.28美元。
Last week ended with a 905-point drop in the Dow -- its worst day of the year on a holiday-shortened trading session. The S&P 500 closed 2.3% lower, and the Nasdaq Composite slid 2.2%. It was the worst Black Friday on record for all three indexes.
上週，道瓊斯工業平均指數下跌905點，這是假期縮短的交易日中今年表現最差的一天。標準普爾500指數收盤下跌2.3%，納斯達克綜合指數下跌2.2%。這是有記錄以來這三個指數表現最差的黑色星期五。
Crude markets were heavily battered. Futures contracts for the Brent international oil benchmark fell more than 10% to $71.80 per barrel on Friday, while U.S. futures for West Texas Intermediate crude dropped 13% to $68.17.
原油市場遭受重創。上週五，布倫特國際石油基準的期貨合約下跌超過10%，至每桶71.80美元，而美國西德克薩斯中質原油期貨下跌13%，至每桶68.17美元。
The new coronavirus variant, first identified in Botswana earlier this month, sparked fears of the pandemic worsening and new travel restrictions just as international borders started reopening and economies started recovering.
本月早些時候在博茨瓦納首次發現的這種新的冠狀病毒變種，在國際邊境開始重新開放、經濟開始復甦之際，引發了人們對疫情惡化和新的旅行限制的擔憂。
The World Health Organization named the variant "Omicron" and labeled it a "variant of concern" on Friday.
週五，世界衞生組織將該變種命名為“Omicron”，並將其貼上了“令人擔憂的變種”的標籤。
Cases have been identified in Australia, Austria, the U.K., the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Israel, Hong Kong, and Italy, especially among travelers arriving at their borders. Dutch officials confirmed 13 cases of Omicron among 61 positive tests from passengers arriving on two flights from South Africa on Friday, The Wall Street Journal reported.
澳大利亞、奧地利、英國、荷蘭、德國、比利時、以色列、香港和意大利都發現了病例，特別是在抵達本國邊境的旅行者中。據《華爾街日報》報道，週五，從南非搭乘兩個航班抵達的乘客進行的61項陽性檢測中，荷蘭官員確認了13例奧米克龍病例。
The U.K. was among the first countries to ban visitors from South Africa and five other countries in the region if they are not residents of the U.K. or Ireland. Israel shut its borders to foreigners on Sunday, and the U.S. will ban travel from South Africa and seven other southern African nations starting Monday.
英國是第一批禁止來自南非和該地區其他五個國家的遊客(如果他們不是英國或愛爾蘭居民)的國家之一。以色列週日對外國人關閉了邊境，美國將從週一開始禁止來自南非和其他七個南部非洲國家的旅行。
This week's earnings include: GlobalFoundries, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, NetApp and Salesforce.com on Tuesday; CrowdStrike Holdings, Okta, PVH, Snowflake and Splunk on Wednesday; and Cooper Cos., DocuSign, Dollar General, Kroger, Marvell Technology and Ulta Beauty on Thursday.
本週財報包括：週二的GlobalFoundries、惠普企業、NetApp和Salesforce.com；週三的CrowdStrike Holdings、Okta、PVH、Snowflake和Splunk；週四的Cooper Cos.、DocuSign、Dollar General、克羅格、Marvell Technology和Ulta Beauty。
This week's notable economic events include: On Monday, the National Association of Realtors releases its Pending Home Sales Index for October. On Tuesday, S&P CoreLogic releases the Case-Shiller National Home Price index for September, the Institute for Supply Management releases its Chicago Purchasing Manager Index for November, and the Conference Board reports the Consumer Confidence Index for November. On Wednesday, the Census Bureau releases its data on construction spending for October, and ADP releases its national employment report for November. On Thursday, the Department of Labor reports initial jobless claims for the week ended on Nov. 27. On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases its jobs report for November, and the ISM releases its Services Purchasing Manager Index for November.
本週值得注意的經濟事件包括：週一，全美房地產經紀人協會(National Association Of Realtors)發佈了10月份待定房屋銷售指數。週二，標準普爾CoreLogic發佈了9月份的Case-Shiller全國房價指數，供應管理協會(Institute For Supply Management)發佈了11月份的芝加哥採購經理人指數(PMI)，世界大型企業聯合會(Conference Board)公佈了11月份的消費者信心指數。週三，人口普查局將發佈10月份建築支出數據，ADP將發佈11月份全國就業報告。週四，美國勞工部(Department Of Labor)將公佈截至11月27日的一週首次申領失業救濟金人數。週五，美國勞工統計局(Bureau Of Labor Statistics)將發佈11月份的就業報告，ISM將發佈11月份的服務業採購經理人指數(PMI)。
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