U.S. stock index futures jumped on Monday as investors rushed in to take advantage of steep virus-driven losses while awaiting more details on the severity of the Omicron coronavirus variant.
At 8:00 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis were up 226 points, or 0.65%. S&P 500 e-minis were up 37 points, or 0.81% and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were up 148.75 points, or 0.93%.
Wall Street indexes had slumped between 2% and 3.5% on Friday after news of the variant triggered a global selloff, as countries introduced new travel curbs on fears it could resist vaccinations and upend a nascent economic reopening.
President Joe Biden is due to update the public on the variant and the United States' response later in the day, the White House said.
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket:
Moderna — Shares of the vaccine maker continued their rally, jumping more than 10% in early morning trading Monday after gaining 20% on Friday. On Sunday the company’s chief medical officer said Moderna could roll out a reformulated vaccine against the omicron variant of Covid early next year.
Li Auto — U.S.-listed shares of Li Auto rose 8.5% in premarket trading. Li Auto reported adjusted earnings of 3 cents a share from $1.21 billion in sales. Wall Street was looking for a 3-cent loss from $1.13 billion in sales. At this point, earnings are less important that sales for Li. The company is still growing rapidly. Sales in the third quarter rose more than 209% year over year.
Tesla — The German automotive news outlet Automobilwoche reported Monday that Tesla’s new manufacturing facility in that country will start production in December.Tesla shares rallied 1.5% in premarket trading.
Apple — Apple rose 1.5% after HSBC raised its price target on the iPhone maker's stock.
Airlines — Major airlines ticked up as investors bought the dip following new travel suspensions in Asia and Europe, in response to the newly discovered omicron variant of Covid-19.United,Delta and American Airlines each gained about 1%, after losing about 7% Friday. Travel booking site Expedia also rose, about 2%.
Cruise lines —Carnival,Royal Caribbean Cruises and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings each rose more than 3% amid the broader rebound in travel stocks from Friday’s omicron-driven sell-off.
Allbirds— Shares of the shoe manufacturer rose 2.5% after several analysts initiated coverage of the stock. Morgan Stanley and Bank of America both posted a price target of $23, implying 16% upside to Friday’s close.
Coinbase— The cryptocurrency exchange’s shares rose more than 2% as the price of bitcoin rebounded, after selling off with the broader equities market on Friday. Other crypto-related equities got a lift too, with Microstrategy rising 3.4%.Tesla and Square added more than 1%.
Zoom Video— Zoom shares fell almost 2%, moving in the opposite direction of travel stocks and following a 5.7% jump on Friday. Other stay-at-home stocks dipped slightly Monday morning too, including Peloton,Netflix and Teladoc.
Merck— The pharmaceutical company’s shares fell 1.8% after Citi downgraded its stock to neutral from buy, saying development struggles for the company’s HIV drug islatravir will hurt Merck’s long-term potential.
Wynn Resorts,Las Vegas Sands— The Macao gaming sector is lower after Alvin Chau, the head of Macau’s biggest casino junket operator, and 10 others were arrested over allegedly illegal gambling platforms targeting mainland Chinese, according to a report by the South China Morning Post.Wynn fell 1.9% and Las Vegas Sands fell 1.2%
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