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Share of casino operators rallied in premarket trading Monday, to buck the selloff in the broader stock market, as investors cheered news that Macau looks set to ease COVID-19 restrictions sooner than expected. Shares of Las Vegas Sands Corp.
LVS,
+0.51%

jumped 7.2%, Wynn Resorts Ltd.
WYNN,
-0.90%

climbed 5.8%, MGM Resorts International
MGM,
-1.83%

rose 2.8% and Caesars Entertainment Inc.
CZR,
-5.98%

were indicated up less than 1%, while futures
ES00,
-0.59%

for the S&P 500
SPX,
-1.72%

slumped 0.6%. The rallies comes after news that Macau, a gambling center in China, has decided to ease COVID-19 restrictions, by resuming electronic visas for individuals and group tours, around late-October and early-November. “Although it’s tough to quantify the immediate benefit, we believe the resumption of e-visa & group tours should alleviate friction for a Macau trip, as well as signal to many that it’s OK to visit Macau, in turn boosting demand into the year-end holidays and 2023,” analyst DS Kim wrote in a note to clients. “Finally, we feel we can talk about a return to normalcy.”

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