-- 加拿大皇家银行资本市场（RBC Capital Markets）周五发布的一份报告指出，鉴于全球消费环境充满挑战，通胀压力不断加剧，可口可乐（KO）预计第一季度业绩将保持韧性，与预期相符。 分析师在报告中写道，渠道调查显示，装瓶商的销售情况良好，但装瓶商群体普遍担忧铝价上涨、中西部地区溢价以及能源价格持续上涨可能导致的物流和包装成本增加。 中东冲突导致全球市场能源供应受限，可能造成运输受限和市场混乱，从而对销量构成风险。报告指出，该公司可能需要采取除价格以外的其他措施来缓解通胀影响。 加拿大皇家银行表示，尽管消费环境面临不利因素，但凭借其灵活性和与装瓶商的良好关系，该公司有望实现有机销售目标。 该机构维持对可口可乐股票的“跑赢大盘”评级，目标价为每股87美元。
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South Korean shares closed at a new high on Monday, with the primary index crossing the 6,600 level amid a rally led by chip stocks and power equipment manufacturers.The Korea Composite Stock Price Index or Kospi rose 139.4 points, or 2.2%, to end at 6,615.03. The Kosdaq also increased by 22.34 points, or 1.9%, to close at 1,226.18.Shares of chipmakers such as Samsung Electronics (KRX:005930) and SK Hynix (KRX:000660) added over 2% and nearly 6% at market close, while those of Kosdaq-listed Fadu (KOSDAQ:440110) jumped over 19%.Gains were also driven by shares of power equipment manufacturers LS Electric (KRX:010120) and Hyosung Heavy Industries (KRX:298040), which added nearly 13% and 11%, respectively.In corporate news, Fadu posted first-quarter net income of 10.2 billion won, rebounding from a net loss of 12.1 billion won a year earlier, according to a Monday filing with the Korea Exchange.The South Korean chipmaker's sales revenue surged 210% year over year to 59.5 billion won from 19.2 billion won.
UCO Bank (NSE:UCOBANK, BOM:532505) net profit rose to 8.01 billion Indian rupees in the fiscal fourth quarter from 6.52 billion rupees a year ago, according to a Saturday filing to the Indian stock exchanges.Earnings per share during the quarter ended March 31 climbed to 0.64 rupees from 0.56 rupees last year.Interest earned by the lender in fiscal Q4, however, slipped to 66.6 billion rupees from 67.4 billion rupees a year earlier.The bank's board also recommended a dividend of 0.44 rupees per share for the financial year 2025-26.
Prudential (SGX:K6S, HKG:2378) bought back 287,211 shares in London on April 24 at an average price of about 11.20 pounds sterling apiece, according to a Monday Hong Kong bourse filing.The insurer intends to cancel the repurchased shares.Following the transaction, the company will have about 2.52 billion shares in issue.