-- 周三,伦敦富时100指数走低,收跌0.21%,此前美国延长了与伊朗的停火协议。与此同时,英国3月份的通胀数据符合预期。 丹麦银行表示:“在中东冲突中,由于伊朗拒绝就美国提出的不合理要求进行进一步谈判,特朗普在停火协议即将到期前无限期延长了停火协议。这标志着特朗普态度的180度大转弯,因为他此前曾排除延长停火的可能性,并暗示将采取军事行动。据报道,伊朗并未要求停火,而且霍尔木兹海峡问题仍未解决,目前伊朗似乎占据了上风。” 在英国国内经济方面,据英国国家统计局的数据显示,英国3月份的年通胀率从2月份的3%升至3.3%。最新数据显示,这一数字与市场普遍预期相符。 贝伦贝格银行表示:“正如预测者所料,汽油价格飙升完全解释了3月份CPI同比涨幅从2月份的3.0%上升至3.3%的原因。除能源价格外,通胀表现良好,核心通胀率意外下降,从同比3.2%降至3.1%(彭博社预期为3.2%)。我们认为CPI通胀率不会在3%以上维持太久。尽管4月份汽油价格进一步上涨,但由此对整体通胀率造成的上行压力应该会被政府干预和有利的基数效应所抵消。” 在公司新闻方面,分销和外包集团Bunzl(BNZL.L)股价上涨2.12%,成为蓝筹股指数中涨幅最大的股票之一。该公司重申了其2026年营收预期,并公布第一季度按固定汇率计算的营收增长1.5%。 加拿大皇家银行资本市场表示:“BNZL第一季度业绩更新重申了2026财年的展望,这增强了我们对该公司前景的信心,并且我们持续看好该公司在2026财年并购活动回暖的前景,我们认为这对于BNZL的投资价值至关重要。我们预计其业绩将略优于目前的行业平均水平。” 消费品巨头利洁时(RKT.L)股价下跌4.60%,成为富时100指数中表现第二差的公司。该公司第一季度净收入同比下降,从36.8亿英镑降至32.5亿英镑。 加拿大皇家银行在另一份报告中指出:“利洁时核心业务拖累了第一季度的增长表现,其中新兴市场业务的下滑最为严重。” “尽管业绩低于预期,且目前中东战争带来了不确定性,但公司仍维持其 2026 财年核心 Reckitt [同店销售] 增长预期(+4-5%),因为公司预计将受益于流感季的调整,并在新兴市场继续保持强劲的业绩。”
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