THURSDAY OPEN .... MARKET UP 3/8/--

WTI over $38, Brent over $39.

Standard & Poors cut China rating to negative.

(stock #s in %; new highs/lows over last 12 months):

SKYS up 40 with extreme volume after reporting. GLBL up 11 with news. URRE up 9. SZYM up 7. NFEC up 6.

CSUNY down 24, new low. QTWW down 23 with very heavy volume. LIME down 16. BBLUQ down 12. CCGI, CCTC, BLSP down 10. GEVO down 9, new low with volume. ABGB down 8. SUNE down 5.