Morning Market News Digest 早盘市场新闻摘要

。Pacific Time 7:50AM : Dow -59，  S&P 500 -1.04， Nasdaq -1.01, Russell 2000 -4.89, WTI crude oil+0.06%，Gold+0.06%， US dollar index+0.35%.

。Oversea markets: Shanghai-1.70%%, Japan+0.08%, Hong Kong-0.54%, Germany+0.57%, UK-0.15%, France+0.31%.

。Weak sectors: XRT, FXI, EEM, IYR, IYM   Strong sectors:OIH, FDN, IGV

。March Existing Home Sales: -4.9% to 5.210M vs. 5.300M consensus and 5.480M prior (revised).

。The United States on Monday said it will eliminate in May all waivers granted to eight economies allowing them to buy Iranian oil without facing U.S. sanctions, as it ratcheted up pressure to choke off all oil revenues of the Islamic Republic. ---Reuters

。Money managers boosted optimistic wagers on West Texas Intermediate crude to the highest since October in the week ended April 16, according to government data released Friday. Total long and short positions swelled to the most in six months, a sign the rally is luring back investors after 2018’s late-year crash. The U.S. benchmark has jumped about 40 percent this year.---Bloomberg

。Noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says Apple (AAPL +0.37%) will release a 5G iPhone next year with modems from Qualcomm (QCOM +1.93%) and Samsung. The analyst thinks the 5G model will spur upgrades and purchases. Kuo forecasts total iPhone unit shipments to reach 188M to 192M in 2019 and 195M to 200M in 2020.

。Evercore downgrades Tesla to underperform from in-line, and slashes its 12-month price target for Tesla to $240 a share from $330. Evercore analyst Arndt Ellinghorst says Tesla is faced with more competition, lower U.S. tax credits and an “aging” product lineup. ---CNBC

。 At $25B market capitalization, Barron's notes that Sportify valuation exceeds the annual revenue of the entire global recorded-music industry, meaning bulls are betting on SPOT being the next Netflix and "outmaneuvers all the tech giants." Concerns include: fierce competition from competitors such as Apple, Google, and Amazon; pushback from artists who complain about how little they get from the deal; some labels who invested in Spotify have sold some or all of their stakes and are not going to cave-in in future negotiations the way they did in 2016-2018.---Seeking Alpha




。太平洋时间早上7点50分：道指-59，标准普尔500指数-1.04，纳斯达克指数-1.01，罗素2000 -4.89，WTI原油+ 0.06％，黄金+ 0.06％，美元指数+ 0.35％。

。海外市场：上海 -  1.70 %%，日本+ 0.08％，香港 -  0.54％，德国+ 0.57％，英国 -  0.15％，法国+ 0.31％。

。弱势行业：XRT，FXI，EEM，IYR，IYM  强势行业：OIH，FDN，IGV

。3月成屋销售：-4.9％至5.210M，而预期为5.300M，之前为5.480M（经修订）。

。美国周一表示，将在5月份取消所有允许8个国家在不面临美国制裁的情况下购买伊朗石油的豁免。美国将增加了扼杀伊朗伊斯兰共和国所有石油收入的压力。 ---路透社

。根据周五公布的政府数据，基金经理将西德克萨斯中质原油的乐观投注提高至截至4月16日当周10月以来的最高水平。总的多头和空头头寸六个月来涨幅最大，这表明在2018年的年末大跌之后，涨势正在吸引投资者。今年美国基准原油上涨了约40％.---彭博社

。值得注意的分析师Ming-Chi Kuo表示，苹果（AAPL + 0.37％）将于明年发布5G iPhone，其中包括高通（QCOM + 1.93％）和三星的modem 芯片。 分析师认为5G型号将刺激iPhone升级和购买。 Kuo预测2019年iPhone手机总出货量将达到1.88亿至1.92亿，2020年将达到1.95亿至2亿。

。Evercore将特斯拉（TSLA －3.76%）的评级从市场表现下调至表现不佳，并将特斯拉的12个月目标价格从330美元下调至每股240美元。Evercore分析师Arndt Ellinghorst表示，特斯拉面临更多竞争，更低的美国税收抵免和“老龄化”的产品阵容。 --- CNBC

。在市值为250亿美元的情况下，Barron指出，Sportify （SPOT 3.78%） 的估值超过了整个全球唱片行业的年收入，这意味着多头认为SPOT将成为下一个Netflix并且会“战胜所有科技巨头”。问题包括：来自Apple，Google和亚马逊等竞争对手的激烈竞争;那些抱怨他们从交易中得不到多少好处的艺术家的反击;投资Spotify的一些品牌已经出售部分或全部股权，并且他们在未来的谈判中不会像2016-2018那样中容易妥协.---Seeking Alpha