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多伦多证券交易所中午下跌27点

-- 由于中东和平前景黯淡,多伦多证券交易所午盘下跌27点。 受贵金属价格下跌的影响,矿业板块表现最差,下跌0.5%。 医疗保健和能源板块表现最佳,分别上涨2%和0.9%。 经济方面,市场关注的焦点是3月份加拿大消费者物价指数(CPI)的公布。 加拿大帝国商业银行(CIBC)指出,3月份CPI环比上涨2.4%,其中未经季节性调整的环比涨幅为0.9%(经季节性调整后为0.5%),略低于市场普遍预期(2.6%),但仍较上月的1.8%大幅上涨。 CIBC表示:“大家都知道,由于汽油价格上涨,3月份通胀率飙升,唯一的问题是涨幅究竟有多高?”该银行补充道:“事实证明,总体通胀率的增幅并未如预期般高,除燃油价格飙升外,核心通胀指标仍未显示出明显的通胀压力。能源价格上涨对核心通胀指标的影响可能会在夏季临近时更加明显,尤其是在机票等领域,但加拿大经济的疲软态势应能阻止这些指标过度加速上涨,从而使加拿大央行在2026年之前继续按兵不动。” 加拿大皇家银行(RBC)认为,尽管部分物价组成部分,特别是食品杂货价格和租金,仍远高于去年同期水平,但3月份的报告强化了其观点,即近期油价上涨可能会在短期内推高总体通胀率,但不太可能重新引发更广泛的通胀压力。RBC表示,加拿大央行将密切关注通胀预期,但同时指出,核心物价增长放缓也让央行有更大的灵活性,可以同时关注当前经济形势依然疲软、失业率仍然居高不下的情况。 在股票方面,Rupert Resources (RUP.TO) 股价飙升 65%,达到 11.86 美元的历史新高,此前该公司宣布将被 Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM.TO) 收购,该交易对公司的估值为 29 亿美元。

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