-- 多倫多證券交易所午盤下跌近200點,所有板塊均收跌。 礦業和能源板塊表現最差,分別下跌1.8%和1.3%。 據報道,週一早盤,伊朗聲稱用兩枚飛彈擊中了一艘駛入霍爾木茲海峽的美國軍艦,但美國中央司令部否認了這一說法。受此影響,油價在波動中走高。如果攻擊事件屬實,可能會打破兩國之間的停火協議。 週一早盤,隨著美元和收益率的上升,黃金價格走低,但這種貴金屬的價格仍維持在過去一個月以來的窄幅區間內波動。 另根據加拿大帝國商業銀行(CIBC)通報,自2月28日伊朗衝突爆發以來,化肥和化工股普遍表現優異,平均上漲約14%。相較之下,同期標普500指數上漲5%,多倫多證券交易所綜合指數下跌1%。 儘管中東衝突持續擾亂貿易流通,但上週化肥和甲醇大宗商品市場相對平靜。分析師哈米爾·帕特爾寫道,美國化肥價格似乎已達到難以承受的水平,同時買家的興趣也已基本轉向夏季/秋季的供貨需求,而非短期需求。
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