-- 周三,澳大利亚股市有望上涨,中东供应中断担忧缓解,以及伊朗和美国停火仍处于可控范围内的迹象,提振了全球风险情绪。尽管霍尔木兹海峡周边的紧张局势和间歇性袭击仍令能源市场保持警惕。 隔夜,标普500指数、纳斯达克综合指数和道琼斯工业平均指数分别上涨0.8%、1%和0.7%。 澳大利亚工业集团周三表示,尽管4月份工业活动反弹9.8个百分点,但总体而言仍处于萎缩状态。制造业和建筑业持续疲软,以及燃料价格上涨带来的成本压力,抵消了订单和就业市场早期出现的企稳迹象。 公司新闻方面,DPM Metals(ASX:DPM)周三公布,第一季度调整后每股收益为0.76澳元,营收为3.104亿澳元,而去年同期调整后每股收益为0.32澳元,营收为1.441亿澳元。 Atlas Arteria(ASX:ALX)的独立董事一致敦促股东拒绝IFM的收购要约,称其为投机取巧、附加条件过多,且严重低估了公司的资产和长期价值。 澳大利亚基准股指周二下跌0.2%,或16.6点,收于8680.50点。
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