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US stocks flat as oil prices rally

AFP

US equities opened little changed Tuesday as oil prices rallied and the Chinese stock market notched strong gains following new government measures to counter volatility.

Five minutes into trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stood at 17,613.30, up 15.10 points (0.09 percent).

The broad-based S&P 500 added 0.68 (0.03 percent) at 2,098.72, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index dipped 3.37 (0.07 percent) to 5,112.02.

Dow member Chevron added 1.0 percent and EOG Resources rose 1.1 percent as oil prices opened higher. Weakness in petroleum-linked equities had been a major factor behind Monday's drop in US stocks.

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The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index jumped 3.7 percent as China announced new rules restricting short selling, lifting a volatile market that has been a source of unease for investors globally.

Briefing.com analyst Patrick O'Hare described sentiment as "lackluster," attributing the mindset to a mix of mediocre economic data and anemic trading volumes due to summer "vacationitis" in the US.