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The Dow Jones Industrial Average ( DJINDICES:^DJI
) staged a big comeback Monday morning after suffering a large loss to
close out last week. The news around China's coronavirus outbreak hasn't
gotten any better, with the number of casualties rising sharply over
the weekend. Despite that backdrop, the Dow was up 1.05% at 10:50 a.m.
EST.
In terms of individual stocks, Apple (
NASDAQ:AAPL ) rose despite an analyst warning about the coronavirus
reducing iPhone shipments, and Nike ( NYSE:NKE ) was up after two
analysts made bullish arguments for the apparel and footwear stock.
Apple shakes off coronavirus
Shares
of Apple were up 0.7% Monday morning despite the potential for the
coronavirus outbreak in China to dent sales. China's economic growth
could suffer if the outbreak continues to escalate, and the Chinese
government is reportedly considering cutting their growth target for
2020.
In the near term, the tech giant announced
over the weekend that it was closing its corporate offices, stores, and
contact centers in China through Feb. 9. Analysts at Wedbush don't see
this as a big deal, saying that at most 1 million iPhone sales could
shift into the quarter containing June, representing less than 3% of
annual Chinese iPhone sales.
Another analyst
expects a larger impact. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of TF International
Securities slashed his first-quarter iPhone shipment guidance by 10% on
Monday, citing a survey that indicated that iPhone supply is being
impacted by the outbreak. Kuo expects Apple to ship between 36 million
and 40 million iPhones in the first quarter, up from an estimated 38
million in the prior-year period.
Apple no longer reports iPhone unit
sales .
When Apple reported its latest results, the company
set an unusually wide revenue guidance range for the second fiscal
quarter due to uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus outbreak. With
the virus still spreading rapidly, Apple's iPhone business could take a
serious hit.
Investors aren't showing much concern. Apple stock is up about 6% year to date, and up about 87% over the past year
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