Chinese stocks plunged 7 percent as fears spread that a yearlong bull rally there has become overheated. The market is up more than 100 percent over the past year.
KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones industrial average rose 59 points, or 0.3 percent, to 17,948 as of 9:50 a.m. Eastern. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose two points, or 0.1 percent, to 2,104 and the Nasdaq composite fell five points, or 0.1 percent, to 5,107.
