-- 周二，澳大利亚股市收盘持平，而受美伊进一步谈判消息提振，多数亚洲股市上涨。 标普/澳交所200指数基本持平，收于8949.40点。 伊朗正考虑参加在巴基斯坦举行的与美国的和平谈判。与此同时，伊斯兰堡方面正努力在为期两周的停火协议到期前，结束美国对伊朗港口的封锁。该封锁被视为德黑兰参与谈判的关键障碍。 周一，纳斯达克综合指数下跌0.3%，标普500指数下跌0.2%，道琼斯指数基本持平。 国内方面，澳新银行（ANZ）报告称，4月13日至19日当周，澳新银行-罗伊摩根澳大利亚消费者信心指数下降0.2点至64.3。 公司新闻方面，力拓集团（ASX：RIO）周二公布，第一季度铜当量产量同比增长9%，全球铁矿石产量增长12%至8280万吨。 莱纳斯稀土公司（ASX：LYC）表示，其第三财季总销售收入从去年同期的1.23亿澳元增至2.65亿澳元，销售额也从1.246亿澳元增至2.34亿澳元。 最后，澳洲航空（ASX：QAN）推出为期一周的特价机票促销活动，涵盖其国内和区域航线的90条航线，包括经济舱和商务舱，旅行有效期至2027年3月。
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