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.
美国股市和原油周一有望开盘走高，这是新发现的冠状病毒Omicron变种的消息令投资者惊慌失措，并导致股市、油价和债券收益率周五暴跌后的第一个交易日。
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.
周日晚间，道琼斯工业平均指数期货上涨206点，涨幅0.6%，标准普尔500指数期货上涨0.6%，纳斯达克综合指数期货上涨0.7%。原油期货上涨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.
上周，道琼斯工业平均指数下跌905点，这是假期缩短的交易日中今年表现最差的一天。标准普尔500指数收盘下跌2.3%，纳斯达克综合指数下跌2.2%。这是有记录以来这三个指数表现最差的黑色星期五。
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.
原油市场遭受重创。上周五，布伦特国际石油基准的期货合约下跌超过10%，至每桶71.80美元，而美国西德克萨斯中质原油期货下跌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.
本月早些时候在博茨瓦纳首次发现的这种新的冠状病毒变种，在国际边境开始重新开放、经济开始复苏之际，引发了人们对疫情恶化和新的旅行限制的担忧。
The World Health Organization named the variant "Omicron" and labeled it a "variant of concern" on Friday.
周五，世界卫生组织将该变种命名为“Omicron”，并将其贴上了“令人担忧的变种”的标签。
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.
澳大利亚、奥地利、英国、荷兰、德国、比利时、以色列、香港和意大利都发现了病例，特别是在抵达本国边境的旅行者中。据《华尔街日报》报道，周五，从南非搭乘两个航班抵达的乘客进行的61项阳性检测中，荷兰官员确认了13例奥米克龙病例。
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.
英国是第一批禁止来自南非和该地区其他五个国家的游客(如果他们不是英国或爱尔兰居民)的国家之一。以色列周日对外国人关闭了边境，美国将从周一开始禁止来自南非和其他七个南部非洲国家的旅行。
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.
本周财报包括：周二的GlobalFoundries、惠普企业、NetApp和Salesforce.com；周三的CrowdStrike Holdings、Okta、PVH、Snowflake和Splunk；周四的Cooper Cos.、DocuSign、Dollar General、克罗格、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.
本周值得注意的经济事件包括：周一，全美房地产经纪人协会(National Association Of Realtors)发布了10月份待定房屋销售指数。周二，标准普尔CoreLogic发布了9月份的Case-Shiller全国房价指数，供应管理协会(Institute For Supply Management)发布了11月份的芝加哥采购经理人指数(PMI)，世界大型企业联合会(Conference Board)公布了11月份的消费者信心指数。周三，人口普查局将发布10月份建筑支出数据，ADP将发布11月份全国就业报告。周四，美国劳工部(Department Of Labor)将公布截至11月27日的一周首次申领失业救济金人数。周五，美国劳工统计局(Bureau Of Labor Statistics)将发布11月份的就业报告，ISM将发布11月份的服务业采购经理人指数(PMI)。
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