-- 周二,瑞士蓝筹股指数反弹,收盘上涨0.94%,投资者在消化最新经济和企业财报的同时,也密切关注着地缘政治局势的发展。 宏观经济方面,国际货币基金组织(IMF)在4月份发布的《世界经济展望》报告中,将2026年全球经济增长预期下调至3.1%,较此前预期下调0.2个百分点。IMF下调的前提是,中东持续冲突的持续时间和范围仍然有限。2027年,全球经济增长预期仍维持在3.2%。 欧元区2026年和2027年的经济增长预期均下调0.2个百分点,分别至1.1%和1.2%;英国的经济增长预期则分别下调0.5个百分点和0.2个百分点,分别至0.8%和1.3%。 据瑞士联邦委员会消息,瑞士总统盖伊·帕尔梅林和联邦委员卡琳·凯勒-苏特本周将出席在美国举行的2026年国际货币基金组织和世界银行春季会议以及二十国集团财长会议。瑞士国家银行(SNBN.SW)理事会主席马丁·施莱格尔也将随团出席。 瑞士政府表示:“春季会议将聚焦全球经济和发展政策挑战。在当前地缘政治冲突和贸易紧张局势下,瑞士尤其需要在多边机构和双边接触中倡导可靠的经济关系和开放的市场。健康的公共财政、物价稳定以及稳健的全球货币和金融体系对于经济韧性和持久繁荣也至关重要。” 企业方面,西卡公司(SIKA.SW)公布第一季度净销售额同比下降7%至24.9亿瑞士法郎。受2.13亿瑞士法郎的外汇影响,业绩有所下滑。这家瑞士特种化学品集团将此主要归因于瑞士法郎兑亚洲货币和美元的强势。该公司重申了其2026年全年以当地货币计算的1%至4%的销售增长预期。收盘时,该股上涨7.94%。 PolyPeptide Group (PPGN.SW) 的股价也上涨了4.46%,此前该公司披露,其正处于评估潜在战略选择的早期阶段,旨在进一步提升股东的长期价值。尽管市场传闻称某些投资者对其表示出收购意向,但这家瑞士合同开发和制造企业表示,尚未就此评估做出决定。
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