-- 週五美股期貨盤前走高,此前以色列和黎巴嫩在白宮會晤,將停火協議延長了三週。 道瓊工業指數期貨上漲0.1%,標普500指數期貨上漲0.5%,那斯達克指數期貨下跌1.4%。 以色列與伊朗支持的黎巴嫩真主黨之間的衝突一直是中東衝突談判的關鍵議題。霍爾木茲海峽仍然對船隻關閉,而美國也繼續封鎖伊朗港口。 川普表示,他不急於與伊朗達成和平協議,並稱他希望達成「永久性」的和平協議。他延長了美伊停火協議,稱伊朗政府“四分五裂”,但伊朗最高領袖阿亞圖拉·穆傑塔巴·哈梅內伊週四否認了川普關於伊朗領導層分裂的說法。 交易員密切關注最新一輪財報,寶潔公司(PG)公佈的第三財季業績超出預期,HCA醫療保健公司(HCA)第一財季調整後盈利和營收均有所增長。 油價走低,近月全球基準北海布蘭特原油期貨下跌0.5%,至每桶104.57美元;美國西德州中質原油期貨下跌1.2%,至每桶94.66美元。 根據彭博社總結的預估,密西根大學4月消費者信心指數終值將於美國東部時間上午10點公佈,預計為48.5,高於先前公佈的47.6的初值。
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