MONDAY CLOSE .... MARKET UP 175 -- 57 -- 20

WTI over $47, Brent ~$49. US natgas $2.03.

Sauds lost Moody's top rating.
Venezuela "coming to a halt". Folks killing dogs, cats for food.
China factory output up 6% in April v. 6.8% gain in March.
China auto sales up 6.3% in April yoy.

(stock #s in %; new highs/lows over last12 months):

ACFN up 38 with very heavy volume, reporting after close. SENY up 26. RGSE up 10. MEEC up 7 with volume after reporting. HQCL up 5.

LYSDY down 25. CSUNY down 22, new low. GEVO down 21 with very heavy volume. ASTI down 16, new low. VSPC down 16. PNPL down 15. BSRC, ZAAP down 13. AMLM down 12. NFEC down 11. RNWEF down 10. SUNEQ down 9, new low. NTCXF down 9. WPRT down 8 with volume. AMRS down 7, new low. CCGI down 7. CDTI down 7, new low with volume after reporting. OOIL down 6, new low. ACPW down 2, new low. LIME down 2, new low with volume. ELON down 1, new low.