-- 澳洲股市週二下跌,此前澳洲儲備銀行(RBA)決定將官方現金利率上調25個基點至4.35%。 標普/澳交所200指數下跌近0.2%,即16.60點,收在8,680.50點,創下20日新低。 布蘭特原油期貨價格跌至每桶112.93美元。美國和伊朗在波斯灣發動新的攻擊,試圖加強對該水道的封鎖。根據路透社報道,馬士基表示,其子公司法雷爾航運運營的懸掛美國國旗的汽車運輸船「聯盟費爾法克斯」號於週一在美軍護航下駛出霍爾木茲海峽。 在國內方面,澳洲統計局報告稱,經季節性調整後,澳洲3月份家庭支出成長1.6%至804.1億澳元,高於上月的0.3%。 澳洲央行表示,通膨在2025年下半年顯著上升,2026年初以來的資訊證實,部分成長反映了產能壓力增加。澳洲儲備銀行指出,中東衝突導致燃料及相關大宗商品價格大幅上漲,加劇了通膨,初步跡象表明,許多面臨成本壓力的企業正在尋求提高商品和服務價格。 在3月萎縮之後,澳洲服務業在4月重返擴張區間,這得益於商業活動的復甦。標普全球澳洲服務業採購經理人指數(PMI)從3月的46.3升至4月的50.7。 公司新聞方面,Regis Resources(ASX:RRL)同意收購Vault Minerals(ASX:VAU),雙方將進行平等合併,以打造一家大型黃金生產商,預計該公司將透過其在西澳大利亞的五個營運資產,每年生產超過70萬盎司黃金。根據擬議的交易,Vault股東每持有1股Vault股票,將獲得0.6947股Regis股票。 Regis股價在收盤時下跌超過5%,而Vault股價上漲近3%。 西太平洋銀行(ASX:WBC,NZE:WBC)公佈了上財年上半年的每股收益(不計重大項目),為1.014澳元,高於去年同期的0.998澳元。截至3月31日的六個月淨營業收入為112.8億澳元,高於去年同期的109.9億澳元。其股價收盤下跌近2%。 最後,麥哲倫金融集團(ASX:MFG)任命Vinva投資管理公司為其部分全球股票基金的投資管理人。截至4月底,管理資產規模約53億澳元的麥哲倫全球基金開放式單位主動型ETF和麥哲倫全球基金對沖型ETF的投資策略將變更為Vinva全球阿爾法策略。其股價在收盤時下跌超過6%。
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