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多倫多證券交易所中午下跌27點

-- 由於中東和平前景黯淡,多倫多證券交易所午盤下跌27點。 受貴金屬價格下跌的影響,礦業板塊表現最差,下跌0.5%。 醫療保健和能源部門表現最佳,分別上漲2%和0.9%。 經濟方面,市場關注的焦點是3月加拿大消費者物價指數(CPI)的公佈。 加拿大帝國商業銀行(CIBC)指出,3月CPI環比上漲2.4%,其中未經季節性調整的環比漲幅為0.9%(經季節性調整後為0.5%),略低於市場普遍預期(2.6%),但仍較上月的1.8%大幅上漲。 CIBC表示:「大家都知道,由於汽油價格上漲,3月份通膨率飆升,唯一的問題是漲幅究竟有多高?」該銀行補充道:「事實證明,總體通膨率的增幅並未如預期般高,除燃油價格飆升外,核心通膨指標仍未顯示出明顯的通膨壓力。 加拿大皇家銀行(RBC)認為,儘管部分物價組成部分,特別是食品雜貨價格和租金,仍遠高於去年同期水平,但3月份的報告強化了其觀點,即近期油價上漲可能會在短期內推高總體通脹率,但不太可能重新引發更廣泛的通脹壓力。 RBC表示,加拿大央行將密切關注通膨預期,但同時指出,核心物價成長放緩也讓央行有更大的彈性,可以同時關注當前經濟情勢依然疲軟、失業率仍居高不下的情況。 在股票方面,Rupert Resources (RUP.TO) 股價飆升 65%,達到 11.86 美元的歷史新高,此前該公司宣布將被 Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM.TO) 收購,該交易對公司的估值為 29 億美元。

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